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This page is about the wild bird. See Domestic Canary for the cagebird.

For other uses, see Canary (disambiguation).

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Conservation status

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Least Concern (LC)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Genus:	Serinus
Species:	S. canaria

Binomial name

Serinus canaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Canary (Serinus canaria) sometimes called the Island Canary, Wild Canary or Atlantic Canary, is a small songbird in the finch family.

This bird is native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira. The bird was named after the Canary Islands, not the other way around; "Canary" is derived from the Latin canaria, "of the dogs", referring to the numerous dogs kept by the inhabitants of the islands.

It is 12.5-13.5 cm long, with a wingspan of 20-23 cm and a weight of 15-20 g. It is yellow-green, with brownish streaking on its back. It is about 10% larger, longer and less contrasted than its relative the Serin, and has more grey and brown in its plumage and relatively shorter wings. The song is a silvery twittering like the Goldfinch.

Its habitat is semi-open areas such as orchards and copses, where it nests in bushes or trees, from sea level up to 1,500 m altitude.

The population is considered stable, with the following totals:

Azores: 30,000-60,000 pairs.
Canary Islands: 80,000-90,000 pairs.
Madeira: 4,000-5,000 pairs.

[edit] Captivity

This species is often kept as a pet; see Domestic Canary for details.

[edit] References

BirdLife International (2004). Serinus canaria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2.
Hagemeijer, W., & Blair, M. J. (1997). The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds. T & A D Poyser. ISBN 0-85661-091-7.
Snow, D. W. & Perrins, C. M. (1998). The Birds of the Western Palearctic concise ed. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854099-X.
Madeira birds - Canary
Canary videos on the Internet Bird Collectionda:Kanariefugl