Finches in Vietnam
Our list for Vietnam has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 winter visitor, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Vietnam in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaScarceRare14–16 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 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