Finches in California
Our list for California has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in California in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaSummer visitorRare16–22 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceRare12–14 cm
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentRare12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Pine Siskin 11–14 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- House Finch 13–15 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 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