CANARY ISLANDS
ENDEMIC BIRD SPECIES
The Canary Islands are located off the coast of NW Africa, and include several islands. Among them, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are the largest, but there are nine other smaller islands.
These volcanic islands enjoy a temperate weather all year round, with warm summers and fairly warm winters. Landscapes with steep cliffs above the ocean and high mountainous areas surrounded by beautiful beaches are typical views of these islands. The Teide, with up to 3,718 metres of elevation, is the highest peak of all these islands.
Numerous terrestrial species such as plants, insects, reptiles, mammals and birds occur on this volcanic soil.
Birds are our main goal here, and several species have been yet studied.
Canary Island endemic bird species:
Blue Chaffinch - Fringilla teydea – Pinson bleu
Bolle’s Pigeon - Columba bolli - Pigeon de Bolle
Canary Islands Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus canariensis – Pouillot des Canaries
Canary Islands Kinglet - Regulus teneriffae - Roitelet de Tenerife
Canary Islands Stonechat - Saxicola dacotiae – Tarier des Canaries
Laurel Pigeon - Columba junoniae – Pigeon des lauriers
Related articles and galleries:
Trip report: Tenerife bird species
Photo galleries:
Tenerife - December 2007 / January 2008
Tenerife's landscapes (2002 - Teide's National Park)
Other species on Canary Islands:
(Some of them are subspecies of these birds)
African Blue Tit - Cyanistes teneriffae - Mésange de Tenerife
Barn Owl – Tyto alba – Effraie des clochers
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - Hirondelle rustique
Berthelot’s Pipit – Anthus berthelotii – Pipit de Berthelot
Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla – Fauvette à tête noire
Black-crowned Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax – Bihoreau gris
Black-eared Wheatear - Oenanthe hispanica - Traquet oreillard
Black Kite – Milvus migrans – Milan noir
Black Redstart – Phoenicurus ochruros – Rouge-queue noir
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus - Echasse blanche
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus – Aigle botté
Chaffinch – Fringilla coelebs – Pinson des arbres
Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - Merle noir
Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus - Coucou gris
Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - Hirondelle de fenêtre
Common Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus – Faucon crècerelle
Common Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos - Rossignol philomèle
Common Raven – Corvus corax - Grand corbeau
Common Redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Rougequeue à front blanc
Common Snipe – Gallinago gallinago - Bécassine des marais
Cream-coloured Courser – Cursorius cursor – Courvite isabelle
Eleonora’s Falcon - Falco eleonorae - Faucon d’Eléonore
Eurasian Buzzard - Buteo buteo - Buse variable
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto – Tourterelle turque
Eurasian Siskin – Carduelis spinus – Tarin des aulnes
European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis - Chardonneret élégant
European Robin - Erhitacus rubecula - Rouge-gorge familier
European Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola - Tarier pâtre
European Storm-petrel – Hydrobates pelagicus – Océanite tempête
European Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia turtur - Tourterelle des bois
Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius - Coucou geai
Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major – Pic épeiche
Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea – Grey Heron
Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola - Pluvier argenté
Hen Harrier – Circus cyaneus cyaneus – Busard St Martin
Hoopoe - Upupa epops - Huppe fasciée
Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis - Tourterelle maillée
Little Egret – Egretta garzetta – Aigrette garzette
Little Owl - Athene noctua - Chevêche d’Athéna
Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - Petit gravelot
Long-eared Owl – Asio otus - Hibou moyen-duc
Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - Pipit farlouse
Melodious Warbler - Hippolais polyglotta - Hipolaïs polyglotte
Monk Parakeet – Myiopsitta monachus – Conure veuve
Montagu’s Harrier - Circus pygargus - Busard cendré
Osprey – Pandion Haliaetus – Balbuzard pêcheur
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus - Faucon pèlerin
Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta - Avocette élégante
Purple Heron – Ardea purpurea – Héron pourpré
Redwing - Turdus iliacus - Grive mauvis
Rock Sparrow - Petronia petronia - Moineau soulcie
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - Tournepierre à collier
Sardinian Warbler - Sylvia melanocephala - Fauvette mélanocéphale
Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus - Hibou des marais
Songthrush – Turdus philomelos – Grive musicienne
Southern Grey Shrike – Lanius meridionalis – Pie grièche méridionale
Spanish Sparrow - Passer hispaniolensis - Moineau espagnol
Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata - Gobemouche gris
Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris - Pipit rousseline
Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - Héron garde-bœufs
Western Marsh-Harrier - Circus aeruginosus - Busard des roseaux
Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus – Courlis corlieu
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - Bergeronnette grise
Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis - Goéland leucophée
Sources :
Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia
BirdLife International (BirdLife International)