80,000-90,000 pairs in the Canary Islands, 30,000-60,000 pairs in the Azores and 4,000-5,000 pairs in Madeira. It occurs in a wide variety of  habitats  from  pine  and  laurel  forests to sand dunes. It is most common in semiopen areas with small trees such as  orchards  and copses. It frequently occurs in man-made