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Photo © by miksik
Madeira, November 2005

Alternative name: Island Canary

Serinus canaria

Identification

Female
Photo © by katastrofa
Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands, February 2019

L. 12.5-13.5 cm (5-5¼ in)
Ws. 20-23 cm
Wt. 15-20 g

Yellow green
Brownish streaking on back
Forked tail

Male

Golden forehead and supercilium

Distribution

Madeira, Azores and western Canary Islands. Introduced to Hawaii.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

A variety of lowland and sub-montane pine and laurel forests and woodland.

Behaviour

Juvenile
Photo © by Pappa Smurf
Gran Canaria, October, 2015

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of grass and herb seeds; with the addition of buds, fruit and some insects.

Breeding

Monogamous. They nest in bushes or trees.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Atlantic Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Atlantic_Canary

External Links

Search for photos of Atlantic Canary in the gallery

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-;Serinus canaria
+[[Image:Island_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|miksik|miksik}} <br />[[Madeira]], November 2005]]
-[[Image:Island_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by miksik]]
+'''Alternative name: Island Canary'''
+;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] canaria
 ==Identification==
-Location:  Madeira
+[[Image:Female atlantic canary 3 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|katastrofa|katastrofa}}<br />Garajonay National Park, [[La Gomera]], [[Canary Islands]], February 2019]]
+L. 12.5-13.5 cm (5-5¼ in)<br />
+Ws. 20-23 cm<br />
+Wt. 15-20 g
+*Yellow green
+*Brownish streaking on back
+*Forked tail<br />
+'''Male'''
+*Golden forehead and [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
+==Distribution==
+[[Madeira]], [[Azores]] and western [[Canary Islands]]. Introduced to [[Hawaii]].
-The Canary (Serinus canaria) sometimes called the Island Canary, Wild Canary or Atlantic Canary, is a small bird in the finch family.  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. The bird was named after the Canary Islands, not the other way around. The origins of the name "Canary" are in dispute but may be derived from the Latin canaria, "of the dogs", referring to the numerous dogs kept by the inhabitants of the islands.
-==Distribution==
-This bird is native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira.
 ==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Its habitat is semi-open areas such as orchards and copses
+A variety of lowland and sub-montane pine and laurel forests and woodland.
 ==Behaviour==
-It nests in bushes or trees, from sea level up to 1,500 m altitude.
+[[Image:Atlantic canary.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Pappa+Smurf|Pappa Smurf}}<br />[[Gran Canaria]], October, 2015]]
+====Diet====
-The population is considered stable, with the following totals:
+Their diet consists almost entirely of grass and herb seeds; with the addition of buds, fruit and some insects.
+====Breeding====
+[[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]]. They nest in bushes or trees.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
+{{ref}}
+==External Links==
+{{GSearch|"Serinus canaria" {{!}} "Atlantic Canary" {{!}} "Island Canary"}}
+{{GS-checked}}1
+<br />
+<br />
-Azores: 30,000-60,000 pairs.
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]]
-Canary Islands: 80,000-90,000 pairs.
-Madeira: 4,000-5,000 pairs.
-==External Links==
-*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Serinus+canaria View more images of Island Canary in the gallery]
-[[Category:Birds]]