Tenerife Blue Chaffinch
Fringilla teydea Webb, Berthelot & Moquin-Tandon, 1836
30 gWeight
The Tenerife blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a species of 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 Tenerife blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. This bird is the natural symbol of this island, together with the Canary Islands dragon tree.
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Questions
How big is the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch weighs around 30 g.
Where does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch live?
Its breeding range: Africa: Tenerife (central Canary Islands, central Macaronesia, northwest of northern Africa).
Is the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch as Near Threatened.
What does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch in?
It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 30 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 97 mm
- Tail
- 79 mm
- Bill
- 20 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: Tenerife (central Canary Islands, 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
Madeira ChaffinchFringilla maderensis
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis
Gran Canaria Blue ChaffinchFringilla polatzeki
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioides
Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
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