African Bird Club

Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch - Juvenile

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 zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

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 species is endangered and highly protected, linked to the Canary Pine (Pinus canariensis) forests. Public access to the Inagua Nature Reserve is forbidden without permission, but Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch can be seen in other sites of the island.