Finches
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Vietnam.
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla (A)
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides
- Vietnamese Greenfinch Carduelis monguilloti (E)
- Black-headed Greenfinch Carduelis ambigua
- Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus (A)
- Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
- Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria (A)
- Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
- Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vietnam