Azores chaffinch
| Azores chaffinch | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Fringillinae |
| Genus: | Fringilla |
| Species: | F. moreletti |
| Binomial name | |
| Fringilla moreletti Pucheran, 1859 | |
The Azores chaffinch (Fringilla moreletti) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was a subspecies of the common chaffinch, but has now been elevated to species level. It is endemic to the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, part of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is locally known as the tentilhão or sachão.
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