Fauna of the Canary Islands
Animal profiles with taxonomy, habitat, distribution and verifiable sources.
The initial set prioritises emblematic, endemic or highly representative species. Legal and conservation categories remain pending where they have not been checked species by species.
Island
Endemicity
Tenerife blue chaffinch
Fringilla teydea
An endemic bird of Tenerife linked to Canary pine forest.
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Gran Canaria blue chaffinch
Fringilla polatzeki
An endemic bird of Gran Canaria and one of the island’s most distinctive forest species.
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El Hierro giant lizard
Gallotia simonyi
An endemic reptile of El Hierro and a symbol of threatened island fauna.
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Canary houbara bustard
Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae
An endemic subspecies of steppe-like and semi-desert habitats on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
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Laurel pigeon
Columba junoniae
An endemic pigeon associated with Canarian laurel forest and monteverde.
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Bolle’s pigeon
Columba bollii
An endemic pigeon of Canarian monteverde, closely tied to humid forests.
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Gran Canaria giant lizard
Gallotia stehlini
An emblematic endemic reptile of Gran Canaria.
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Atlantic lizard
Gallotia atlantica
A characteristic lizard of the eastern islands.
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Delalande’s gecko
Tarentola delalandii
A nocturnal gecko of island habitats.
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La Gomera gecko
Tarentola gomerensis
An endemic gecko of La Gomera.
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Gran Canaria skink
Chalcides sexlineatus
An endemic skink of Gran Canaria.
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Spotted Canary skink
Chalcides coeruleopunctatus
An island skink of the western islands.
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Canary shrew
Crocidura canariensis
An endemic mammal of the eastern islands.
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Canary long-eared bat
Plecotus teneriffae
An endemic bat of strong island interest.
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Madeira pipistrelle
Pipistrellus maderensis
A Macaronesian bat present in the Canary Islands.
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Fuerteventura stonechat
Saxicola dacotiae
An endemic bird of eastern arid habitats.
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Canary Islands chiffchaff
Phylloscopus canariensis
A small endemic bird common in wooded and scrub habitats.
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Atlantic canary
Serinus canaria
A Macaronesian bird behind the domestic canary.
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Canary chaffinch
Fringilla canariensis
An island chaffinch associated with forests and mid-elevations.
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Barolo shearwater
Puffinus baroli
A seabird characteristic of Atlantic waters and islets.
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Cory’s shearwater
Calonectris borealis
A highly representative seabird of the Canarian coast.
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Barbary falcon
Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides
A raptor of crags and cliffs, strongly tied to island landscapes.
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Sand pimelia beetle
Pimelia granulicollis
An endemic beetle associated with sandy habitats.
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La Palma stick grasshopper
Acrostira euphorbiae
An endemic La Palma insect linked to dry scrub.
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