TENERIFE A QUEST FOR ISLAND ENDEMICS Swallow Birding


A life at the shoreline. .. by Jeff Copner A few Tenerife birds

The blue chaffinch is the most demanded bird of Tenerife in the Birdwatching Tours and the bird of Tenerife for which the guides are most often asked. In fact, it is the animal emblem of Tenerife and is an endemic bird of the Canary Islands that you will not find anywhere else in the world.


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Blue Chaffinch This attractive, small bird is also found amongst the pine forests of the island, preferring altitudes of 1,100-2,000 metres. They eat primarily pine seeds, yet feed their young insects. Breeding between May and July, they will usually find a tree fork in which to build their nest.


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Tenerife nature walks and birdwatching Nature and Wildlife of Tenerife - by Crossbill Guides A warm welcome to this page about the nature and wildlife of Tenerife. It complements the Crossbill nature travel guide to Tenerife and La Gomera. This is an online Crossbill Guide 'light' for the armchair traveller.


Fishguard Moths A few birds from Tenerife.

The Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a botanical garden of 120.000 m² specialized in palms (Arecaceae) . It is an artificial hill, with views of the ocean, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The gardens include a large system of waterfalls, streams and ponds, a museum dedicated to palms, and a display shade house. NP Teide


A life at the shoreline. .. by Jeff Copner A few Tenerife birds

Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World Tenerife This checklist includes all bird species found in Tenerife , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers.


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Birdwatching on Tenerife Part 2, Birds in the Wild. March 12, 2015 Jack About Tenerife, Plants and Wildlife 2. As we write walking routes for Tenerife, as well as other Canary Islands and parts of Europe, we spend a lot of time yomping around the countryside and wandering along coastal trails. As a result we regularly 'bump into' birds that.


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Another avian species found here is the Tenerife blue chaffinch, a critically endangered bird endemic to the island. In addition to birds, Tenerife is also home to several species of reptiles. The Tenerife lizard, also known as the wall lizard, is a common sight in gardens and rocky areas.


Birding Canary Islands World Bird Traveler

Discover the landscapes of Tenerife where you can easily see exclusive birds such as the Blue Chaffinch, the Canary, the Tenerife Woodpecker and more. Live your experience comfortably and enjoyably by specifying your needs from the beginning: Do you want to be picked up from your accommodation?


Birding Axarquia Tenerife Summary and the "Spanish Specials"

One listed species is extinct . This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. [1]


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Tenerife Birds Known under the name of « Fortunate Islands » probably since the Antiquity, Canary Islands loom up above the Atlantic waves, dominated by the Teide peak which snowy top reaches 3,715 metres at its highest point often among the clouds.


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Endemic to the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Medium-sized finch with a strong and heavy bill and broken white eyering. Male is a striking dark blue-gray while female is brown-gray. Largely restricted to montane pine forests. Song is a repetitive, accelerating series; call is a "pi"chewee."


Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria) Palmetum, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Bird life list, Tenerife, Bird

The buzzard is an essential bird of prey in Tenerife, since unlike the kestrel it is capable of hunting invasive species such as rabbits. Unlike other species of bustards, the Tenerife buzzard has a darker coloration and a smaller size. Resident, Subspecies Exclusive View Birding Tour


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Birding Sites in Tenerife + − Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors Latest rare bird sightings, birding locations, images, links and useful contact details for Tenerife.


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One of the most exotic looking birds that can be seen on Tenerife is the Hoopoe ( Upupa epops ), with its salmon-pink plumage, black and white striped wings, very long beak and a tufted crest on its head. Here in Tenerife it lives on open plains, cultivated land and even golf courses, where it searches for its insect prey.


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Garachico, Buenavista, Los Silos, Erjos, Teno, Masca, Santiago del Teide The most remote area of Tenerife with an incredible laurel forest and remnants of the flora of the midlands. In this birdwatching area you can see Bolle's Pigneon and withe-tailer laurel pigneon View Northwest Tenerife North


Blue Chaffinch (male) endemic to the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary

Blackbird the watering hole always needs a refill after he visits. The most neurotic of the avian visitors, our pair of blackbirds make a right old racket at the least thing that spooks them. These are the most fun to watch in the water bowl as they are energetic and very messy bathers. Capirote A capirote looking a bit punk like after its bath.