Finches in Kazakhstan
Our list for Kazakhstan has 13 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 5 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kazakhstan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoletaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Desert Finch 13–14 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 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