Teydefinch (Fringilla teydea)

Other Names (World)
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch, Blue Chaffinch, Teydefinch

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Webb, Berthelot & Moquin-Tandon, 1841

Habitat
Pine forests. From 800 - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Spain (B) (NB).

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.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla) [XC354886]
by Alain Verneau from Teide NP, Tenerife, Spain (call)

Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla) [XC354887]
by Olivier SWIFT from Teide NP, Tenerife, Spain (song)

Eggs (Guide)
2.

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
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) which is less robust and has a shorter tail.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Teydefinch (Fringilla teydea) - 10 files

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