Finches in Switzerland
Our list for Switzerland has 13 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 5 summer visitors and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Switzerland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Citril Finch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 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