However, a study published in March 2016 showed that a classification as different species, Frigilla polatzeki and Fringilla teydea, is justified.

This bird is found only in the highlands of Gran Canaria, mainly in the Inagua Natural Reserve.

Breeding from the end of April to late July or early August, it builds a nest from pine needles and broom branches and lays two eggs.

The Gran Canaria blue chaffinch is one of the most endangered species of birds on the planet.

[4] Unlike the Tenerife blue chaffinch, which has a much wider distribution and compared to that island's population of its species,[5] the Gran Canaria blue chaffinch has an extremely smaller population and is restricted to the area of the pine forests of Ojeda, Inagua and Pajonales.