About Fringilla moreletti Pucheran, 1859
Fringilla moreletti Pucheran, 1859, commonly known as the Azores chaffinch, has the following physical description. For the male, the top and back of the head, along with part of the mantle, are bluish-grey, while the remaining portion of the mantle is greenish. Its wings and tail are patterned black and white, and its throat, cheeks, and chest are pink. Unlike most other chaffinches, this species often has a pale supercilium (stripe) above and behind the eye. Its bill is grey, with a dark tip and dark cutting edges, and its legs and feet are dark pinkish-brown. Female Azores chaffinches have duller plumage overall: they are brown on their upperparts, paler brown on their underparts, and have narrower white markings on their wings and tail. Compared to the Eurasian Chaffinch, Fringilla moreletti has a longer, stouter bill, a trait that it shares with the Tenerife blue chaffinch.
In terms of distribution and habitat, the Azores chaffinch lives across all of the Azores archipelago, where it is one of the most common bird species. It can be found from sea level up to the mountainous interior of the islands, including the highest areas of Pico Island.
