Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusFringilla (Chaffinches and Brambling)
- SpeciesFringilla coelebs (Chaffinch)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Citril Finch
Carduelis citrinella
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
📅 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 Mercantour National Park?
About 68% of visitor-days record a Chaffinch sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 223 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chaffinch in Mercantour National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Chaffinch in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.