Finches in Nepal
Our list for Nepal has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 winter visitor and 5 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nepal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantRare10–11 cmRegularly Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 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