Fringilla teydea
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Tenerife blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. This bird is the natural symbol of this island, together with the Canary Islands dragon tree.
Until 2015, the species Fringilla teydea was classified into two subspecies: Fringilla teydea polatzeki from Gran Canaria and Fringilla teydea teydea from Tenerife. However, a study published in March 2016 showed that a classification as different species, Fringilla polatzeki and Fringilla teydea, is justified.
Tenerife blue chaffinches resemble common chaffinches, but they are noticeably larger, and have a thicker bill. They are characteristically more uniform in their plumage, and they lack a dark cap. Females are a dull grey-brown, but can be distinguished from chaffinches by their weaker wing bars. Breeding males are unmistakable, with the namesake largely blue plumage and a grey bill.
This bird is found only in the highlands of Tenerife. The species' primary habitat is mountain Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis) forest. It is most common in coniferous forest areas with...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) | 🇪🇸 Spain |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tenerife Blue Chaffinch sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 302 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tenerife Blue Chaffinch in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tenerife Blue Chaffinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife), in our data
Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tenerife Blue Chaffinch sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch that you can see in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Island Canary (about 60%) and Eurasian Goldfinch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (302 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
