Atlantic canary

Atlantic canary
Male in Gran Canaria, Spain
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Serinus
Species:
S. canaria
Binomial name
Serinus canaria
Synonyms

Fringilla canaria Linnaeus, 1758

The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, common canary, or canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. It has two subspecies: the wild or common canary (Serinus canaria canaria) and domestic canary (Serinus canaria domestica). Wild birds are mostly yellow-green, with brownish streaking on the back. The species is common in captivity and a number of colour varieties have been bred.

This bird is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the Canary Island date palm.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Serinus canaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720056A132137153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720056A132137153.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 30 April 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.