Atlantic canary
canarySerinus canariacanariesIsland canaryCommon canaryWild canaryCanarisSerinus canarius
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, canary, or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae.wikipedia



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Canary Islands
Canary IslandCanariesCanarian
It is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira.
The official natural symbols associated with Canary Islands are the bird Serinus canaria (canary) and the Phoenix canariensis palm.









European serin
Serinus serinusSerin
It is about 10% larger, longer and less contrasted than its relative the European serin, and has more grey and brown in its plumage and relatively shorter wings.
The European serin, or just serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest European species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the canary.



Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island Date PalmCanary Island PalmCanary Island Palms
This bird is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the Canary Island date palm.
It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary Serinus canaria.







Domestic canary
canarycanariesminer's canary
The colour canary yellow is in turn named after the yellow domestic canary, produced by a mutation which suppressed the melanins of the original dull-greenish wild Atlantic canary colour.
The domestic canary, often simply known as the canary (Serinus canaria forma domestica ), is a domesticated form of the wild canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating from the Macaronesian Islands (the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands).



Serinus
serincanariesCanary
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, canary, or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae.

Egg incubation
incubationincubatedincubate
The eggs are incubated for 13–14 days and the young birds leave the nest after 14–21 days, most commonly after 15–17 days.
Possibly the most common pattern is that the female does all the incubation, as in the Atlantic canary and the Indian robin, or most of it, as is typical of falcons.

Harz Roller
Harzer RollerRoller canary



Passerine
Passeriformespasserinesperching bird
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, canary, or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae.









Bird
birdsAvesavian
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, canary, or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae.









Genus
generageneric namegeneric
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, canary, or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae.

Finch
Fringillidaefinchestrue finch
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, canary, or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae.









Azores
Azores IslandsAzoreanthe Azores
It is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira.









Madeira
Madeira IslandsAutonomous Region of MadeiraMadeira Island
It is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira.









Supercilium
superciliaeyebrowsupraloral
The wild Atlantic canary can range from 10 to 12 cm in length, with a wingspan of 21 to 23.7 cm and a weight of 8.4 to 24.3 g, with an average of around 15 g. The male has a largely yellow-green head and underparts with a yellower forehead, face and supercilium.





Juvenile (organism)
juvenilejuvenilessubadult
Juvenile birds are largely brown with dark streaks.


Plumage
eclipse plumageplumesalbinism in birds
It is about 10% larger, longer and less contrasted than its relative the European serin, and has more grey and brown in its plumage and relatively shorter wings.





Bird vocalization
songcallcalls
The song is a silvery twittering similar to the songs of the serin and citril finch.






Citril finch
Serinus citrinella
The song is a silvery twittering similar to the songs of the serin and citril finch.


Carl Linnaeus
LinnaeusL.Carl von Linné
The Atlantic canary was classified by Linnaeus in 1758 in his Systema Naturae.








10th edition of Systema Naturae
175810th edition of ''Systema Naturae10th edition
The Atlantic canary was classified by Linnaeus in 1758 in his Systema Naturae.









Phylogenetic tree
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The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.


