The family Fringillidae are the "true" finches. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 238 species in the family, distributed among three subfamilies and 50 genera. Confusingly, only 78 of the species include "finch" in their common names, and several other families include species called finches. This list includes 18 extinct species, the Bonin grosbeak and 17 Hawaiian honeycreepers.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name, binomial, population, and status.
Common name Population StatusTrend NotesBinomial name + authorityIOC sequenceEurasian chaffinch 500,000,000-799,999,999 LC Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 17581African chaffinch Unknown NE? Fringilla spodiogenys Bonaparte, 18412Azores chaffinch Unknown NE? Fringilla moreletti Pucheran, 18593Madeira chaffinch Unknown NE? Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 18884Canary Islands chaffinch Unknown NE? Fringilla canariensis Vieillot, 18175Tenerife blue chaffinch 2000-5000