Finch

Finch is a common name for small to medium passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches typically have stout, conical bills adapted for seed-eating, and many species display bright plumage. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, with the greatest diversity in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. Notable examples include the house finch, chaffinch, and goldfinch. Darwin's finches, a subset from the Galápagos Islands, are renowned for their role in studies of evolution and adaptive radiation.

Finch is also a surname of English origin. It is found in English-speaking countries and appears in literature and media. One of the best-known fictional characters bearing the name is Atticus Finch, a lawyer and the protagonist's father in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird and its film adaptation.

In popular culture, Finch is the title of a 2021 American science fiction drama film directed by Miguel Sapochnik and starring Tom Hanks. The film follows a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world who creates a robot to accompany him.

Taxonomic classification of finches has changed over time, with many species distributed among several genera; the term remains a common vernacular for seed-eating finches encountered globally.