The Blue Chaffinch uses its short, strong bill to eat seeds. Around Teide it forages from Canary pine woods to high-elevation retama scrub.
It has a short, stout, strong bill.
It eats seeds and nests in trees, shrubs, or on the ground. The Teide account describes it foraging in both Canary pine woods and high-elevation retama scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.