What Animal Lives Where

Where has the African Chaffinch been recorded?

Fringilla spodiogenys occurrence evidence comes from 17 records in 1 countries and territories, from 2007 to 2026. Most records come from Morocco.

African Chaffinch
African Chaffinch — Photo (display-sized rendition): Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPasseriformesFringillidaeFringilla

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

17 records across 1 countries and territories, 2007–2026.

Fringilla spodiogenys · GBIF taxon key 12217905

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

6 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

20072026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where African Chaffinch has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for African Chaffinch. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Morocco 17

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.