Tenerife Blue Chaffinch

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Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (<em>Fringilla teydea</em>) is a species of Finches, Euphonias (<em>Fringillidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a species of Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Fringilla; binomial: Fringilla teydea; authority: Webb, Berthelot & Moquin-Tandon, 1836.

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Change English name of Blue Chaffinch to Tenerife Blue Chaffinch, following split of Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch.

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