Atlantic Canary
Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Atlantic Canary, Serinus canaria, lives in the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira, with breeding also recorded in western and central Canary Islands and other parts of Macaronesia. It is a finch in the family Fringillidae and was described by Linnaeus in 1758. The wild bird is found in many habitats, from forests and dunes to orchards, copses, parks and gardens. It is a resident species with short-distance movement between islands. In the wild it is mostly yellow-green, with brown streaking on the back, and the female and young are duller.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
- Breeding range
- Africa: insular sw Palearctic in all habitats: Azores, Madeira and w, c Canary Is. (nw to c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
- Nonbreeding range
- short-distance to inter-island dispersal
