Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch
Fringilla polatzekiHartert, EJO, 1905
English (US) Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch
The Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fringilla polatzeki
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1905
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla teydea polatzeki
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1905
- Type locality
- Gran Canaria.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 13 p.164
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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