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Madeira Chaffinch
Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 1888
14–16 cmLength
The Madeira chaffinch (Fringilla maderensis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Madeira chaffinch (Fringilla maderensis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian chaffinch, but was recently revised to be a species in its own right, following a genetic and morphological analysis of the genus Fringilla in 2021. It is endemic to the Portuguese island of Madeira, part of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Questions
How big is the Madeira Chaffinch?
The Madeira Chaffinch is about 14–16 cm long.
Where does the Madeira Chaffinch live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: Madeira (Madeira group, north-central Macaronesia, northwest of northern Africa).
What family is the Madeira Chaffinch in?
It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 14–16 cm
Range
Palearctic: Madeira (Madeira group, north-central Macaronesia, northwest of northern Africa)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
- Genus
- Fringilla
Other birds in the genus Fringilla
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis
Tenerife Blue ChaffinchFringilla teydea
Gran Canaria Blue ChaffinchFringilla polatzeki
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioides
Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
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