Madeiran chaffinch
The Madeiran chaffinch (Fringilla maderensis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was formerly a subspecies of the common chaffinch, but is now generally considered to be a species in its own right. It is endemic to the Portuguese island of Madeira, part of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is locally known as the tentilhão.
| Madeiran chaffinch | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Fringillinae |
| Genus: | Fringilla |
| Species: | F. maderensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 1888 | |
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