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The Atlantic Canary is a small songbird native to the Canary Islands and nearby Atlantic regions. It is notable as the wild ancestor of the domestic canary, which has been bred in captivity for centuries and remains a popular pet worldwide.
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Serinus
- Named after
- Canary Islands
- Mass
- +15.3
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- Serinus canaria MHNT 223 Tenerife 2000m pin RdN.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
- P1672
- domestic canary
- P9714
- Africa
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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. 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.
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusBirds described in 1758Birds of AfricaBirds of MacaronesiaBirds of MadeiraBirds of the Canary IslandsCommons link from WikidataFauna of the AzoresIUCN Red List least concern speciesSerinusTaxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations