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Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
165 Verified records at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. The chaffinch breeds in much of Europe, across the Palearctic to Siberia. The female builds a nest with a deep cup in the fork of a tree. Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Chaffinch sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

European Greenfinch
LC

European Greenfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloris chloris

40–50% · Likely
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

80–90% · Very likely
Miromiro
LC Endemic

Miromiro

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica macrocephala

70–80% · Very likely
Grey Warbler
LC Endemic

Grey Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone igata

70–80% · Very likely
Silvereye
LC Endemic

Silvereye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops lateralis

70–80% · Very likely
Dunnock
LC

Dunnock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prunella modularis

60–70% · Likely
New Zealand Fantail
LC Endemic

New Zealand Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura fuliginosa

60–70% · Likely
Song Thrush
LC

Song Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus philomelos

50–60% · Likely
New Zealand Bellbird
LC Endemic

New Zealand Bellbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthornis melanura

50–60% · Likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
60–70
Aug
90–100
Sep
80–90
Oct
90–100
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
80–90%
2 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
80–90%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
80–90%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
80–90%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
80–90%
6 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
80–90%
7 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
70–80%
8 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
70–80%
9 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
10 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
70–80%
11 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
60–70%
13 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
15 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
16 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
60–70%
17 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
18 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
19 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
20 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
21 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
22 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
23 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
24 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
40–50%
25 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
26 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
27 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
28 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
29 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
30 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
31 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
32 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chaffinch in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

About 86% of wildlife watchers report a Chaffinch sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chaffinch in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Chaffinch in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.

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