Finches in Ukraine
Our list for Ukraine has 13 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 2 summer visitors and 5 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ukraine in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 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