Finches in Rhode Island
Our list for Rhode Island has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Rhode Island in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaScarceRare16–22 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Pine Siskin 11–14 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