True Finches of the Netherlands

21 finches have been recorded in the Netherlands on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Fringillidae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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True Finches of the Netherlands to know first

• African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
• Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
• BramblingFringilla montifringilla
• Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
• Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
• Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
• Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
• Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
• Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
• European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
• European GreenfinchChloris chloris
• European SerinSerinus serinus
• HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
• House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
• Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
• Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
• Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
• RedpollAcanthis flammea

The full list — 21 finches of the Netherlands in our library

• African Chaffinch
• Atlantic Canary
• Brambling
• Common Linnet
• Common Rosefinch
• Desert Finch
• Eurasian Bullfinch
• Eurasian Chaffinch
• Eurasian Siskin
• European Goldfinch
• European Greenfinch
• European Serin
• Hawfinch
• House Finch
• Parrot Crossbill
• Pine Grosbeak
• Red Crossbill
• Redpoll
• Trumpeter Finch
• Twite
• Two-barred Crossbill

Keep exploring

• Birds of the Netherlands
• Ducks, Geese & Swans of the Netherlands (91 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of the Netherlands (46 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of the Netherlands (35 species)
• Old World Flycatchers & Chats of the Netherlands (29 species)
• Hawks, Eagles & Kites of the Netherlands (28 species)
• Plovers of the Netherlands (18 species)

True Finches in other regions

• True Finches of the United States (60 species)
• True Finches of India (51 species)
• True Finches of the United Kingdom (29 species)
• True Finches of Colombia (25 species)
• True Finches of Canada (23 species)
• True Finches of Spain (23 species)
• True Finches of France (22 species)
• True Finches of Ecuador (20 species)
• True Finches of Mexico (20 species)
• True Finches of Peru (20 species)
• True Finches of Germany (19 species)
• True Finches of Portugal (19 species)

Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.