Birds of the Canary Islands
...and that includes canaries! Strangely the birds are named after the island, which is named after dogs: Pliny the Elder mentioned the islands, in particular Gran Canaria, as being plagued by dogs, and therefored dubbed Canariae Insulae (remember cave canem meaning beware of dog in Latin?).
A total of 18 species is included.
Birds of the Canary Islands:
2022-03-03 - 2022-03-19 in Canary IslandsGran canaria teydefinch (Fringilla polatzeki)
Alternate classification: Fringilla teydea polatzeky
Also known as: Gran Canaria blue chaffinch
Possibly a Gran Canaria blue chaffinch at Costa Adeje. 2022-03-04 08.40.54 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU
Eurasian collared dove / Türkentaube (Streptopelia decaocto)
Also known as: Eurasian collared-dove
Tuerkentaube, Costa Adeje, Teneriffa. 2022-03-05 09.42.36 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Yellow-legged gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis)
Alternate classification: Larus argentatus michahellis
BirdID suggests a yellow-legged gull, in which case it would be a juvenile with a dark beak and dirty-looking wings. 2022-03-06 13.34.10 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto NABU
Atlantic canary / Kanarengirlitz (Serinus canaria)
Alternate classification: Serinus canarius
Also known as: Wild canary, Island canary, Common canary
Island Canary, near volcano site at La Palma. 2022-03-08 15.15.22 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU
Grey wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Motacilla cinerea)
Also known as: Gray wagtail, Bergstelze, Gebirgstelze
Gray wagtail, La Palma. 2022-03-08 16.04.56 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Chaffinch, woods at Los Tilos, La Palma. 2022-03-09 13.41.00 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Spanish sparrow / Weidensperling (Passer hispaniolensis)
Possibly Spanish sparrow building nest at Hotel Gren Rey, La Gomera. 2022-03-12 11.06.30 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Possibly Spanish sparrow building nest at Hotel Gren Rey, La Gomera. 2022-03-12 11.06.32 Canary Islands
Tenerife blue tit / Kanarenmeise (Cyanistes teneriffae)
Alternate classification: Parus teneriffae
Also known as: African blue tit
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♫ Source: BirdNet 20220313_121221 birdnet - Kanarenmeise - 2022-03-13 12:12:21 - Kanarenmeise - Valle Gran Rey.mp3 2022-03-13 12.12.21 Canary Islands (song?)
Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)
Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU♫ Source: BirdNet 20220313_123316 birdnet - Buchfink - 2022-03-13 12:33:16 - Buchfink - Valle Gran Rey.mp3 2022-03-13 12.33.16 Canary Islands (song?)
Tenerife blue tit / Kanarenmeise (Cyanistes teneriffae)
Alternate classification: Parus teneriffae
Also known as: African blue tit
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♫ Source: BirdNet 20220313_141739 birdnet - Kanarenmeise - 2022-03-13 14:17:39 - Kanarenmeise - Valle Gran Rey.mp3 2022-03-13 14.17.39 Canary Islands (song?)
European nuthatch / Kleiber (Sitta europaea)
Also known as: Eurasian nuthatch
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♫ Source: BirdNet 20220313_143840 birdnet - Kleiber - 2022-03-13 14:38:40 - Kleiber - Valle Gran Rey.mp3 2022-03-13 14.38.40 Canary Islands (song?)
Yellow-legged gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis)
Alternate classification: Larus argentatus michahellis
Yellow-legged gull, Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-16 11.19.42 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto NABU
Common kestrel / Turmfalke (Falco tinnunculus)
Also known as: Eurasian kestrel
Eurasian kestrel over the ocean at Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-16 11.20.10 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Berthelot's pipit / Kanarenpieper (Anthus berthelotii)
Berthelot's pipit, Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-16 11.25.18 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU
Yellow-legged gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis)
Alternate classification: Larus argentatus michahellis
Yellow-legged gull, Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-16 16.22.22 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto NABU
Cory's shearwater / Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher (Calonectris borealis)
Alternate classification: Puffinus diomedea borealis
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♫ Source: BirdNet 20220316_220345 birdnet - Cory's Shearwater at Hotel Jardin Tecina - No confident detection - Laguna de Santiago.mp3 2022-03-16 22.03.45 Canary Islands (song?)
♫ Cory's Shearwaters meowing at Hotel Jardin Tecina in Playa Santiago, La Gomera edited down. 2022-03-16 22.04.37 La Gomera (song?)
Yellow-legged gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis)
Alternate classification: Larus argentatus michahellis
Yellow-legged gull, Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-17 10.17.36 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto NABU
Atlantic canary / Kanarengirlitz (Serinus canaria)
Alternate classification: Serinus canarius
Also known as: Wild canary, Island canary, Common canary
Island Canary, Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-17 11.33.36 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU
Cory's shearwater / Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher (Calonectris borealis)
Alternate classification: Puffinus diomedea borealis
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♫ Cory's Shearwaters at Hotel Jardin Tecina, La Gomera edited down. 2022-03-17 21.42.26 La Gomera (song?)
Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)
Alternate classification: Tringa interpres
Also known as: Turnstone
Ruddy turnstone, San Christiana, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10.26.30 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)
Little egret, San Christiano, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10.30.22 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Grey heron / Graureiher (Ardea cinerea)
Also known as: Gray heron
Possibly grey heron at San Christiano, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10.33.22 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Yellow-legged gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis)
Alternate classification: Larus argentatus michahellis
Yellow-legged gulls nest and shit on the cliffs by San Christiano, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10.55.08 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto NABU
Common chiffchaff / Zilpzalp (Phylloscopus collybita)
Also known as: Weidenlaubsänger
Possibly common zilpzalp at San Christiano, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 11.05.56 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Whimbrel / Regenbrachvogel (Numenius phaeopus)
Also known as: Eurasian whimbrel
Whimbrel on beach in San Christiano, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 11.16.50 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)
Seidenreiher am Strand in San Christiano, Teneriffa. 2022-03-19 11.17.34 Canary Islands Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU