Finches in Utah
Our list for Utah has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Utah 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 pinusResidentCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
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