Finch Statistics: Species I - S

Indian Silverbills or White-throated Munias (Lonchura malabarica)

• Range: South Asia

Jameson's Firefinches (Lagonosticta rhodopareia)

• Range: Eritrea to Transvaal and Angola

Java Finches, Java Sparrows aka Java Rice Finches (Padda oryzivora)

• Range: Java and Bali

Jerdon's Mannikins or Black-throated Munias (Lonchura kelaarti)

• Range: Southwest India, the Eastern Ghats and Sri Lanka

Lance-tailed Manakins (Chiroxiphia lanceolata)

• Range: Tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Venezuela

Lawrence's Goldfinches (Carduelis lawrencei)

• Range: Central California, and its southern coast, in the United States to Baja California in Mexico

Lavender Waxbills (Estrilda caerulescens)

• Range: Senegal to Cameroon

• Range: SW United States to Venezuela and Peru

Lesser Redpolls (Carduelis cabaret)

• Range: Ireland, Great Britain and neighbouring parts of Europe up to Norway, and the Alps

Long-tailed Grassfinches (Poephila acuticauda)

• Range: Northern Australia west of the Gulf of Carpentaria

Magpie Mannikins (Lonchura fringilloides)

• Range: Forests of sub-Sahara Africa

Masked Grassfinches (Poephila personata)

• Range: Northern Australia east to northwestern Queensland

Melba Finches or Green-winged Pytilias (Pytilia melba)

• Range: Tropical Africa

Northern Red Bishop Finches (Euplectes orix)

• Range: Africa south of the Sahara Desert

Nutmeg Mannikins or Spice Finches (Lonchura punctulata)

• Range: Tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines

Olive-backed Euphonias (Euphonia gouldi)

• Range: Caribbean lowlands and foothills from southern Mexico to western Panama

Orange-cheek Finches (Estrilda melpoda)

• Range: Western and Eastern Africa, including: Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and Zambia

Orange-collared Manakins (Manacus aurantiacus)

• Range: Costa Rica and western Panama

Orange-winged Pytilias (Pytilia afra)

• Range: Southern Ethiopia to Mozambique and Angola

Oriental Greenfinches (Carduelis sinica)

• Range: Aleutians and Pribilofs

Owl Finches also known as Bicheno Finches or Double-barred Finches

• Range: Northern and eastern Australia

Painted Finches (Emblema pictum or Emblema picta)

• Range: Northwestern Australia to western Queensland

Parrot Crossbills (Loxia pytyopsittacus)

• Range: Northwest Europe and into western Russia.

Parrot Finches (Erythrura Psittacea) also known as the red-throated or red-faced parrot finch

• Range: New Caledonia grasslands or open country bordering forested areas

Blue-faced Parrot-finches (Erythrura trichroa)

• Range: New Guinea, Molucca Islands, Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) - part of the Maluku island group in Indonesia Group, Indonesia Cape York Peninsula, and New Hebrides

Red-headed Parrot-finches (Erythrura psittacea)

• Range: New Caledonia

Parson Finches (Poephila cincta cincta)

• Range: Cape York Peninsula to northern New South Wales, Australia

Peter's Twinspots (Hypargos niveoguttatus)

• Range: Kenya to Mozambique and Angola

Pictorella Finches (Lonchura pectoralis)

• Range: Northern Australia from west coast to east coast

Pine Grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator)

• Range: Canada, Alaska and the western mountains of the United States, and in northern Fennoscandia

Pin-tailed Parrot-finches (Erythrura prasina)

• Range: Thailand and Laos to Indonesia

• Range: Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Taiwan, Luzon, Malaysia, Indonesia

Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus)

• Range: Southern Alaska, Mackenzie, Quebec, and Newfoundland south to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Great Lakes region, and northern New England

Plum-headed Finches or Cherry Finches (Neochmia modesta)

• Range: Interior Queensland and New South Wales, Australia

Purple Finches (Carpodacus purpureus)

• Range: Northern Canada. Migrate to the southern United States

Purple Grenadiers (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster)

• Range: Southern Ethiopia to southern Tanzania, Africa

African Quail-finches or Quailfinches (Ortygospiza articollis)

• Range: Liberia to Lake Chad and from southern Sudan to Zimbabwe, Africa

Red Avadavats aka Red Munias or Strawberry Finches (Amandava amandava)

• Range: Southwestern China, India, and Southeast Asia

Red-billed Firefinches or Senegal Firefinches (Lagonosticta senegala)

• Range: Senegal to Eritrea and areas south to Angola and Natal, Africa

Red-billed Queleas (Quelea quelea)

• Range: Sub-Saharan Africa

Red-browed Finches (Neochmia temporali)

• Range: East Australia

• Range: North America, Europe and Asia

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Finches (Uraeginthus bengalus)

• Range: Senegal to Tanzania and Angola, Africa

Red-headed Finches (Amadina erythrocephala)

• Range: Kalahari Desert, South Africa, and Botswana

• Range: Southwestern China, India, and Southeast Asia

Red Siskins (Carduelis cucullata)

• Range: Tropical South America in northern Colombia and northern Venezuela

Rosey Rump Waxbills or Crimson Rumped Waxbills, Sundevall's Waxbill (Estrilda Rhodopyga)

• Range: Kenya, Ethiopia and southern Sudan. Originated in East Africa

Saffron Finches, Pelzeln's Finches, Yellow Finches (Sicalis flaveola)

• Range: South America

• Range: Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Taiwan, Luzon, Malaysia, Indonesia

Scottish Crossbills (Loxia scotica)

• Range: Scotland

Shaft Tail Finches

• Range: Australia

• Range: Southern Asia from the South Asia east to southern China and Indonesia

Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica)

• Range: North Africa to India

Society Finches aka Bengalese Finch, Japanese Mövchen Finch, Japanese Movchen Finch (Lonchura domestica)

• Range: China

Spice Finches aka Scaly-breasted Munia, Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata)

• Range: Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Taiwan, Luzon, Malaysia, Indonesia

Star Finches (Neochmia ruficauda)

• Range: Northern Australia

Strawberry Finches or Red Munias or Red Avadavats (Amandava amandava)

• Range: India. Naturalised populations exist in southern Spain and Hawaii

• Range: Southern Asia from the South Asia east to southern China and Indonesia

• Range: Kenya, Ethiopia and southern Sudan. Originated in East Africa

Swee Waxbills (Estrilda melanotis)

• Range: Southern Sudan to South Africa