Passeriformes
Finches (Fringillidae)
HBW 15, p. 440
- Small to medium-sized passerines with relatively to very stout, conical bill; plumage highly variable, often colourful.
- Holarctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and Oriental Regions; introduced in Australasia.
- Almost all habitats; most species in mixed woods, thickets and adjacent semi-open areas, forest edges and clearings with mosaic of grassland, shrubs and small trees, also farmland, especially stubble, orchards, plantations, parks, gardens and tree-lined suburban streets.
- 29 genera, 144 species, 406 taxa.
- 11 species threatened; 1 species and 1 subspecies extinct since 1600.
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- 224 13 122 89 8 1 Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- 19 14 5 6 2 Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea)
- 64 9 31 24 8 3 Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
- 15 1 7 7 8 4 Red-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus)
- 106 3 39 64 8 5 European Serin (Serinus serinus)
- 1 1 4 6 Syrian Serin (Serinus syriacus)
- 18 1 9 8 8 7 Island Canary (Serinus canaria)
- 5 1 2 2 8 8 Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex)
- 12 1 8 3 8 9 Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis)
- 8 6 2 8 10 Ethiopian Siskin (Serinus nigriceps)
- 24 1 12 11 8 11 African Citril (Serinus citrinelloides)
- 2 2 8 12 Black-faced Canary (Serinus capistratus)
- 4 1 3 8 13 Papyrus Canary (Serinus koliensis)
- 7 1 5 1 8 14 Forest Canary (Serinus scotops)
- 6 2 4 8 15 White-rumped Seedeater (Serinus leucopygius)
- 5 1 2 2 8 16 Black-throated Canary (Serinus atrogularis)
- 8 3 5 8 17 Reichenow's Seedeater (Serinus reichenowi)
- 5 3 2 8 18 Yellow-rumped Seedeater (Serinus xanthopygius)
- 3 3 8 19 Arabian Serin (Serinus rothschildi)
- 4 1 2 1 3 20 Yellow-throated Seedeater (Serinus flavigula)
- 6 3 3 4 21 Salvadori's Seedeater (Serinus xantholaemus)
- 5 2 3 8 22 Lemon-breasted Canary (Serinus citrinipectus)
- 25 1 8 16 8 23 Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
- 4 4 8 24 Northern Grosbeak-canary (Serinus donaldsoni)
- 0 8 25 Southern Grosbeak-canary (Serinus buchanani)
- 15 1 9 5 8 26 Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris)
- 6 3 3 8 27 White-bellied Canary (Serinus dorsostriatus)
- 15 1 6 8 8 28 Brimstone Canary (Serinus sulphuratus)
- 5 1 3 1 8 29 White-throated Canary (Serinus albogularis)
- 1 1 8 30 Reichard's Seedeater (Serinus reichardi)
- 7 1 5 1 8 31 Streaky-headed Seedeater (Serinus gularis)
- 1 1 8 32 Black-eared Seedeater (Serinus mennelli)
- 15 13 2 8 33 Brown-rumped Seedeater (Serinus tristriatus)
- 5 2 3 8 34 Yemen Serin (Serinus menachensis)
- 23 1 10 12 8 35 Streaky Seedeater (Serinus striolatus)
- 5 2 3 8 36 Thick-billed Seedeater (Serinus burtoni)
- 0 6 37 Kipengere Seedeater (Serinus melanochrous)
- 1 1 8 38 Principe Seedeater (Serinus rufobrunneus)
- 4 3 1 8 39 Protea Canary (Serinus leucopterus)
- 2 1 1 8 40 Mountain Serin (Serinus estherae)
- 3 3 8 41 Cape Siskin (Pseudochloroptila totta)
- 10 7 3 8 42 Drakensberg Siskin (Pseudochloroptila symonsi)
- 6 5 1 8 43 Black-headed Canary (Alario alario)
- 1 1 2 44 Sao Tome Grosbeak (Neospiza concolor)
- 8 4 4 8 45 Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus)
- 0 6 46 Somali Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus louisae)
- 2 2 6 47 Arabian Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus percivali)
- 1 1 8 48 Socotra Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus socotranus)
- 143 8 59 76 8 49 European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
- 25 2 7 16 8 50 Oriental Greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
- 7 5 2 8 51 Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Carduelis spinoides)
- 11 1 4 6 8 52 Vietnamese Greenfinch (Carduelis monguilloti)
- 4 4 8 53 Black-headed Greenfinch (Carduelis ambigua)
- 1 1 8 54 Tibetan Siskin (Carduelis thibetana)
- 97 3 37 57 8 55 Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
- 60 5 36 19 8 56 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
- 3 3 8 57 Black-capped Siskin (Carduelis atriceps)
- 6 1 4 1 8 58 Andean Siskin (Carduelis spinescens)
- 5 1 2 2 4 59 Yellow-faced Siskin (Carduelis yarrellii)
- 6 1 1 4 3 60 Red Siskin (Carduelis cucullata)
- 3 2 1 8 61 Thick-billed Siskin (Carduelis crassirostris)
- 35 2 15 18 8 62 Hooded Siskin (Carduelis magellanica)
- 4 1 3 8 63 Antillean Siskin (Carduelis dominicensis)
- 2 2 4 64 Saffron Siskin (Carduelis siemiradzkii)
- 5 1 4 8 65 Olivaceous Siskin (Carduelis olivacea)
- 5 3 2 8 66 Black-headed Siskin (Carduelis notata)
- 15 1 7 7 8 67 Yellow-bellied Siskin (Carduelis xanthogastra)
- 15 1 5 9 8 68 Black Siskin (Carduelis atrata)
- 9 6 3 8 69 Yellow-rumped Siskin (Carduelis uropygialis)
- 21 2 9 10 8 70 Black-chinned Siskin (Carduelis barbata)
- 88 1 51 36 8 71 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- 75 2 48 25 8 72 Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
- 7 3 4 8 73 Lawrence's Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
- 158 5 71 82 8 74 European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- 16 1 7 8 8 75 Citril Finch (Carduelis citrinella)
- 9 5 4 8 76 Corsican Finch (Carduelis corsicana)
- 15 2 7 6 8 77 Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
- 72 4 38 30 8 78 Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
- 26 2 15 9 8 79 Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)
- 27 2 10 15 8 80 Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
- 148 2 43 103 8 81 Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
- 1 1 8 82 Yemen Linnet (Carduelis yemenensis)
- 0 3 83 Warsangli Linnet (Carduelis johannis)
- 11 1 4 6 4 84 Ankober Serin (Carduelis ankoberensis)
- 11 6 5 8 85 Plain Mountain-finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
- 5 3 2 8 86 Brandt's Mountain-finch (Leucosticte brandti)
- 0 7 87 Sillem's Mountain-finch (Leucosticte sillemi)
- 17 8 9 8 88 Asian Rosy-finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
- 25 1 8 16 8 89 Grey-crowned Rosy-finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
- 8 6 2 8 90 Black Rosy-finch (Leucosticte atrata)
- 4 3 1 8 91 Brown-capped Rosy-finch (Leucosticte australis)
- 2 1 1 8 92 Spectacled Finch (Callacanthis burtoni)
- 24 10 14 8 93 Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)
- 41 1 24 16 8 94 Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
- 10 5 5 8 95 Mongolian Finch (Eremopsaltria mongolica)
- 11 1 4 6 8 96 Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
- 16 2 7 7 8 97 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)
- 6 2 4 8 98 Przevalski's Rosefinch (Urocynchramus pylzowi)
- 5 3 2 8 99 Blanford's Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubescens)
- 4 3 1 8 100 Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Carpodacus nipalensis)
- 48 3 20 25 8 101 Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
- 24 17 7 8 102 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- 12 1 6 5 6 103 Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)
- 100 4 56 40 8 104 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- 3 1 2 8 105 Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
- 5 2 3 8 106 Pink-rumped Rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)
- 3 2 1 8 107 Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)
- 18 7 11 8 108 Vinaceous Rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)
- 1 1 8 109 Dark-rumped Rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii)
- 10 6 4 8 110 Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
- 6 6 8 111 Pallas's Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
- 3 2 1 8 112 Three-banded Rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus)
- 1 1 8 113 Spot-winged Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
- 7 2 5 8 114 White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
- 5 3 2 8 115 Red-mantled Rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)
- 4 2 2 8 116 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)
- 3 2 1 8 117 Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
- 7 3 4 8 118 Red-fronted Rosefinch (Pyrrhospiza punicea)
- 14 1 3 10 8 119 Roborovski's Rosefinch (Kozlowia roborowskii)
- 6 3 3 8 120 Crimson-browed Finch (Propyrrhula subhimachala)
- 62 3 31 28 8 121 Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
- 7 4 3 8 122 Scarlet Finch (Haematospiza sipahi)
- 76 4 31 41 8 123 Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
- 0 7 124 Scottish Crossbill (Loxia scotica)
- 9 1 4 4 8 125 Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus)
- 13 2 5 6 8 126 Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
- 3 1 2 3 127 Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
- 15 2 4 9 8 128 Brown Bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis)
- 6 1 1 4 8 129 White-cheeked Bullfinch (Pyrrhula leucogenis)
- 0 8 130 Orange Bullfinch (Pyrrhula aurantiaca)
- 5 4 1 8 131 Red-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)
- 8 1 4 3 8 132 Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca)
- 1 1 3 133 Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina)
- 81 3 29 49 8 134 Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
- 79 1 32 46 8 135 Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
- 17 1 10 6 8 136 Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
- 24 8 16 8 137 Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata)
- 5 3 2 8 138 Black-and-yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides)
- 12 4 8 8 139 Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
- 5 5 8 140 Spot-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
- 15 1 8 6 8 141 White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
- 27 2 21 4 8 142 Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)
- 5 1 4 8 143 Hooded Grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei)
- 7 5 2 8 144 Gold-naped Finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
Family statistics
29 genera, 144 species
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| 137 species | (95%) |
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