Finches in Germany
Our list for Germany 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 Germany in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaSummer visitorRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Citril Finch 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
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 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