List of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands
Appearance
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 |
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Canary Islands | Serinus canaria (Atlantic canary) and Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm) |
Animal and plant symbol of each of the islands:
Island | Natural symbols | Image |
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El Hierro | Gallotia simonyi machadoi (El Hierro giant lizard) and Juniperus phoenicea (Sabina) | |
La Gomera | Columba junoniae (Laurel pigeon) and Persea indica (Viñátigo) | |
La Palma | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax barbarus (Graja) and Pinus canariensis (Canary Island pine) | |
Tenerife | Fringilla teydea (Tenerife blue chaffinch) and Dracaena draco (Drago) | |
Gran Canaria | Canis lupus familiaris (Canary Mastiff) and Euphorbia canariensis (Canary Island spurge) | |
Fuerteventura | Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae (Canarian houbara) and Euphorbia handiensis (Cardón de Jandía) | |
Lanzarote | Munidopsis polymorpha (Blind albino cave crab) and Euphorbia balsamifera (Tabaiba dulce) |
References
[edit]- ^ Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. April 30, 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.