African Bird Club

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Close to Garajonay National Park, La Gomera

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» March, 2016

Equipment

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

Bird Species

»Linaria cannabina - Common Linnet

Bird Species (French)

»Linotte mélodieuse

Bird Family

»Fringillidae - Finches, Canaries & Allies

Bird Group

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

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Bird of the subspecies Carduelis cannabina meadewaldoi, endemic from the central-western islands of the Canaries (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro), where it is becoming rare in recent years. In any case, it is still relatively common in some areas. Road kill may be (locally) an important threat for this species.