Finches in Denmark
Our list for Denmark has 14 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 3 summer visitors and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Denmark in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Parrot Crossbill 16–18 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