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Tenerife Blue Chaffinch

Tenerife Blue Chaffinch - Immature female

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Ramón Caminero (La Orotava), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» February, 2026

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Fringilla teydea - Tenerife Blue Chaffinch

Bird Species (French)

»Pinson bleu

Bird Family

»Fringillidae - Finches, Canaries & Allies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Conservation Dependent

Remarks

» Locally common in the island's pine forests, the species is usually seen in and around recreational areas, where it searches for food.

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