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Tenerife Blue Chaffinch
Fringilla teydea
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 30.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Genus Fringilla
- Species teydea
Where it lives
Tenerife (central Canary Is., central Macaronesia, northwest of northern Africa)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 30.3 g
- Diet
- Seed-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a member of the Fringillidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF Tenerife (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 30.3 g, with a wing length of about 9.7 cm and a tail of around 7.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 350 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is a small bird that weighs around 30.3 g.
Where does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch live?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is found across Africa with a range covering AF Tenerife (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch belong to?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch eat?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch migrate?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch make?
1 real field recording of the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch's range?
The Tenerife Blue Chaffinch has a mapped global range of about 350 km².
Conservation
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