Finches in Australia
Our list for Australia has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Australia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-browed Finch 11–12 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Gouldian Finch 13–14 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Long-tailed Finch 15–17 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made