Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 2 000 000 – 6 000 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

With almost consistent distribution throughout the country, with the exception of some treeless mostly agricultural areas in the Danubian plain, the Thracian Plain, the Burgas Plain, etc.

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds in broad – leaved deciduous, mixed forests, and coniferous forests; in alluvial and riverine forests and brush; as well as in similar secondary habitats like public parks and gardens, especially in forest type parks; as well as in other areas in towns, villages and industrial zones with predominant tree vegetation, including yards, areas with summerhouses, etc. Breeds in riparian or other denser strips of trees, shrubs and mosaics of them, tree and shrub plantations with more densely arranged trees, etc.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed