Birding In Tenerife. Boat trips for watching and photographing seabirds. The only resident near-endemic bird apart from the omnipresent Canary Finch and Berthelots Pipit is a tiny population of a distinctive subspecies of the Blue Chaffinch the nominate race of which can be seen far more reliably and in plentiful numbers around Mount Teide on Tenerife.
Tenerife in the Canary Islands is a very popular destination for sun-seeking holidaymakers but it is also a great place for birdwatchers because of the variety of habitats and variety of birds. It feeds on invertebrates that it finds in the branches of the trees and bushes. James Lowen discovers whether you can see all of the special species in one weekend.
It is its yellow legs that distinguish it from the herring gull.
The only resident near-endemic bird apart from the omnipresent Canary Finch and Berthelots Pipit is a tiny population of a distinctive subspecies of the Blue Chaffinch the nominate race of which can be seen far more reliably and in plentiful numbers around Mount Teide on Tenerife. Endemic to the Tenerife highlands where it is the natural symbol along with the Canary Islands dragon tee this blue beauty is larger more colorful and has a thicker bill than the common chaffinch. Amongst the birds that are in that category is the Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea an endemic species only found in the mountain forests of the island. Boat trips for watching and photographing seabirds.