---
title: "Tenerife Blue Chaffinch"
description: "Fringilla teydea — Aves. The Tenerife blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tenerife-blue-chaffinch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tenerife Blue Chaffinch

> Fringilla teydea — Aves. The Tenerife blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Fringilla teydea*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 763
- iNaturalist taxon: [979721](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979721)

## Names

- en: Tenerife Blue Chaffinch
- de: Teydefink
- es: Pinzón Azul de Tenerife
- fr: Pinson bleu

## Countries with the most observations

ES (732)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_blue_chaffinch

## Photo

![Tenerife Blue Chaffinch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tenerife-blue-chaffinch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mike Concannon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341436131

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tenerife-blue-chaffinch?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).