Madeira Chaffinch
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Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Madeira Chaffinch

Fringilla maderensis

NENot Evaluated Endemic to Portugal
Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Madeira chaffinch (Fringilla maderensis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian chaffinch, but was recently revised to be a species in its own right, following a genetic and morphological analysis of the genus Fringilla in 2021. It is endemic to the Portuguese island of Madeira, part of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is locally known as the tentilhão.

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Range and habitat

Madeira.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.