This is a list of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands as a whole and each of the islands. These species were established as symbols by Decree Law of April 30, 1991 by the Government of the Canary Islands.[1]

Animal and plant symbol of the archipelago as a whole:

Region Natural symbols Image
Canary IslandsSerinus canaria (Atlantic canary) and Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm)

Animal and plant symbol of each of the islands:

Island Natural symbols Image
El HierroGallotia simonyi machadoi (El Hierro giant lizard) and Juniperus phoenicea (Sabina)
La GomeraColumba junoniae (Laurel pigeon) and Persea indica (Viñátigo)
La PalmaPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax barbarus (Graja) and Pinus canariensis (Canary Island pine)
TenerifeFringilla teydea (Tenerife blue chaffinch) and Dracaena draco (Drago)
Gran CanariaCanis lupus familiaris (Canary Mastiff) and Euphorbia canariensis (Canary Island spurge)
FuerteventuraChlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae (Canarian houbara) and Euphorbia handiensis (Cardón de Jandía)
LanzaroteMunidopsis polymorpha (Blind albino cave crab) and Euphorbia balsamifera (Tabaiba dulce)

References

  1. "Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias" [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands]. Ley No. 7/1991 of 30 April 1991 (in Spanish). Vol. 151. pp. 20946–20497 via BOE.
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