Blauwe Vink

Adult in breeding plumage. Tenerife Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is currently considered to be monotypic and endemic to Tenerife Island, since Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) has recently been separated as a full species endemic to Gran Canaria, following morphometric, acoustic and genetic studies published in the last years. Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is quite common in the Canary Pines forests (Pinus canariensis), especially between 1,000 and 2,000 m a.s.l., but it is also found (much more rarely) in other habitats, such as Tree Heath and Laurel forests.