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Gran Canaria Blue Chafffinch moulting

Gran Canaria Blue Chafffinch moulting - Adult male

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Reserva Natural Integral de Inagua (Gran Canaria)

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with Pentax 18-55 mm lens

Bird Species

»Fringilla polatzeki - Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

Bird Species (French)

»Pinson de Grande Canarie

Bird Family

»Fringillidae - Finches, Canaries & Allies

Bird Group

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

Bird Status

» Endangered

Remarks

» This bird was captured and ringed with permission under a program (LIFE+Pinzón) of monitoring and conservation of the species undertaken by the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, the Government of the Canary Islands and Tragsa. The present population of this endangered species is of about 400 birds. See this link for more information: http://lifepinzon.org/en/.

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