Finches in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cyprus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
SerinSerinus serinusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 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