Eurasian chaffinch: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian chaffinch lives – recorded in 70 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Fringilla coelebs
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	70 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Mass	2.16 g (birth weight); 22 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the Eurasian chaffinch live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian chaffinch in 70 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Poland. In New Zealand, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian chaffinch?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian chaffinch: mass 2.16 g (birth weight); 22 g (adult weight).

Is the Eurasian chaffinch endangered?

The Eurasian chaffinch’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian chaffinch?

The Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Fringilla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian chaffinch

The Eurasian chaffinch, common chaffinch, or simply the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is a common and widespread small passerine bird – in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is more subdued in colouring, but both sexes have two contrasting white wing bars and white sides to the tail. The male bird has a strong voice and sings from exposed perches to attract a mate.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian chaffinch (revision 1375721699), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25383 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).