Finches in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaPassage migrantRare16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Pine Siskin 11–14 cm
- House Finch 13–15 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Evening Grosbeak 16–22 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