Finches in India
Our list for India has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentRare10–11 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 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