The genus Fringilla is a small group of finches from the Old World, which are the only species in the subfamily Fringillinae. The genus name Fringilla is Latin for "finch". The four species are: \n* Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) \n* Gran Canaria blue chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) \n* Tenerife blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) \n* Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) The common chaffinch is found primarily in forest habitats, in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia; the blue chaffinch is an island endemic; and the brambling breeds in the northern taiga and southern tundra of Eurasia.