Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusFringilla (Chaffinches and Brambling)
- SpeciesFringilla coelebs (Chaffinch)
Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chaffinch in Abel Tasman National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a Chaffinch sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 258 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chaffinch in Abel Tasman National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chaffinch in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.