Canary Islands chaffinch
| Canary Islands chaffinch | |
|---|---|
| Fringilla canariensis canariensis male, La Gomera, Canary Islands | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Fringillinae |
| Genus: | Fringilla |
| Species: | F. canariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fringilla canariensis Vieillot, 1817 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Fringilla tintillon Barker-Webb, Berthelot, & Moquin-Tandon, 1841 | |
The Canary Islands chaffinch (Fringilla canariensis) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies group within the widespread Eurasian chaffinch F. coelebs, but was recently revised to be a species in its own right, following a genetic and morphological analysis of the genus Fringilla in 2021. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, and is thought to be largely resident within its distribution.