Sparrows, Finches & Allies

Here are the sparrows, finches & allies I have seen and photographed in the wild. Click on a species to learn more about it and see where in the world I have observed it.

34 species

Accentors1

DunnockPrunella modularis

Buntings3

Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

Estrildid Finches8

African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreini

Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensis

Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata

Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild

Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica

Jameson’s FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatus

Longspurs & Snow Buntings1

Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis

New World Blackbirds1

Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

Old World Sparrows3

Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

House SparrowPasser domesticus

Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis

True Finches11

BramblingFringilla montifringilla

Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

Common LinnetLinaria cannabina

Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus

European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

European GreenfinchChloris chloris

House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus

Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

RedpollAcanthis flammea

Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica

Weavers5

Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor

Eastern Golden WeaverPloceus subaureus

Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix

Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus

Whydahs & Indigobirds1

Long-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaea