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- Fringilla canariensis
Identification
Similar Species
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch and Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch.
Distribution
Endemic to several of the Canary Islands, where it is a resident species.
Taxonomy
Common Chaffinch formerly included African Chaffinch, Azores Chaffinch, Madeira Chaffinch and Canary Islands Chaffinch.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- F. c. canariensis: Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera and Tenerife); resident
- F. c. ombriosa: Hierro (Canary Islands); resident
- F. c. palmae: La Palma (Canary Islands); resident
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Thread in the BF id forum discussing aberrant bluish Chaffinch.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Canary Islands Chaffinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Canary_Islands_Chaffinch
External Links
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