- References
- External links
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}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 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 | | El Hierro | Gallotia simonyi machadoi (El Hierro giant lizard) and Juniperus phoenicea (Sabina) | | La Gomera | Columba junoniae (Paloma rabiche) 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 (Cardón) | | Fuerteventura | Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae (Canarian houbara) and Euphorbia handiensis (Cardón de Jandía) | | Lanzarote | Munidopsis polymorpha (Blind crab) and Euphorbia balsamifera (Tabaiba dulce) | |
References 1. ^Ley 7/1991, de 30 de abril, de símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias
External links - Los símbolos de la naturaleza para las islas Canarias
- Proyecto símbolos. Símbolos de la Naturaleza para las Islas Canarias
4 : Canary Islands|Fauna of the Canary Islands|Flora of the Canary Islands|Lists of national symbols |