Finches in Taiwan
Our list for Taiwan has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Taiwan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Nov–May
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Brambling 14–16 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