List of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands
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 |
|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Serinus canaria (Atlantic canary) and Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm) |   |
Animal and plant symbol of each of the islands:
| Island | Natural symbols | Image |
|---|---|---|
 | Gallotia simonyi machadoi (El Hierro giant lizard) and Juniperus phoenicea (Sabina) |   |
 | Columba junoniae (Paloma rabiche) and Persea indica (Viñátigo) |   |
 | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax barbarus (Graja) and Pinus canariensis (Canary Island pine) |  _07_ies.jpg.webp) |
 | Fringilla teydea (Tenerife blue chaffinch) and Dracaena draco (Drago) |   |
 | Canis lupus familiaris (Canary Mastiff) and Euphorbia canariensis (Cardón) |  _11.jpg.webp) |
 | Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae (Canarian houbara) and Euphorbia handiensis (Cardón de Jandía) |   |
 | Munidopsis polymorpha (Blind crab) and Euphorbia balsamifera (Tabaiba dulce) |   |
References
- "Ley 7/1991, de 30 de abril, de símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias". Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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