Finches in Alaska
Our list for Alaska has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Alaska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly May–Jun
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Jun
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaScarceRare15–17 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Pine Siskin 11–14 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 cm
- Evening Grosbeak 16–22 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