Male © Yann Kolbeinsson eBird S35522464 Macaulay Library ML 54134171
Female © Paul Chapman
Male © Karl Overman
Male © Paul van Els

Tenerife Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea

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Identification

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Endemic to the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Medium-sized finch with a strong and heavy bill and broken white eyering. Male is a striking dark blue-gray while female is brown-gray. Largely restricted to montane pine forests. Song is a repetitive, accelerating series; call is a “pi”chewee.”

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