Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,000 - 5,000 (2010) and stable.
Status NT
Pet trade, loss of pinewood habitat due to logging, fires and human disturbance are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Mainly pine seeds.
Voice
A short, accelerating and descending, series of notes.
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) [XC448309]
by Alba Villarroya from Isora (near Gu\u00eda de Isora), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain (call)
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla) [XC304439]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Isora (near Adeje), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain (call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
teydea Webb, Berthelot & Moquin-Tandon, 1841 - Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain.
polatzeki E. J. O. Hartert, 1905 - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki).
Similar Species
Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) which is less robust and has a shorter tail.
References
See References.