Finches in Slovakia
Our list for Slovakia has 12 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 2 summer visitors and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Slovakia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Feb
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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