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TRUMPETER FINCH (Male) Bucanetes githagineus Las Parcelas, Betancuria, Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
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The Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
occurs mainly in North West Africa and the Middle East. There is a small breeding population in South East Spain and it has recently expanded its
breeding range into Turkey. This stocky, heavy billed finch is normally
found in arid, stony, semi desert type habitat. Bucanetes githagineus subspecies B. g. amantum is endemic to the Canary Islands and is one of four subspecies recognised. On Fuerteventura, the track which runs alongside the goat farm at Las
Parcelas and the surrounding plain are well-known area for
them. Trumpeter Finches
normally occur in small flocks but become dispersive during the breeding
season (April) and they then can be difficult to locate.