Finches in Jordan
Our list for Jordan has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Jordan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoletaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr
SerinSerinus serinusPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Desert Finch 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 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