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Blue Chaffinch

Blue Chaffinch - Adult male

Photographer
Location
» Ramón el Caminero, La Orotava, Tenerife
Country image taken
» Canary Islands
Date
» February, 2011
Equipment
» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm
Bird Species
»Fringilla teydea - Tenerife Blue Chaffinch
Bird Species (French)
»Pinson bleu
Bird Status
» Conservation Dependent
Remarks
» An endemic species from the Canary Islands, with two subspecies. The one illustrated is Fringilla teydea teydea, that is present only on Tenerife Island, while F. t. polatzeki is endemic from Gran Canaria.

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