Island Canary
A species of Eurasian Serins and Canaries, Also known as Common Canary Scientific name : Serinus canaria Genus : Eurasian Serins and Canaries
Island Canary, A species of Eurasian Serins and Canaries
Also known as:
Common Canary
Botanical name: Serinus canaria
Genus: Eurasian Serins and Canaries
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Description
The bright yellow island Canary, named after its wild home on the Canary Islands, is one of the most popular caged birds to be kept as a pet. Its song has a melodious, liquidy sound. Some of these birds have curly plumage. Wild birds make their nests out of a combination of moss, cobwebs and straw.
Size
10 - 12 cm
Life Expectancy
24 years
Feeding Habits
Island Canary often forages in flocks, consuming a diet primarily of seeds from weeds, grasses, and figs. Its diet also includes other plant materials and small insects, utilizing ground and low vegetation foraging methods.
Habitat
Island Canary thrives in a spectrum of environments ranging from pine and laurel forests to arid sand dunes, predominantly inhabiting semiopen landscapes with sparse tree growth such as orchards and small woods. These birds are adaptable to human-altered areas including parks and gardens. Their habitats encompass broad geographic temperate regions with a preference for lowland and submontane forests, edges of cultivation, and vegetated valleys. In semi-arid zones, island Canary can be found in almost barren landscapes. The elevation range extends from sea level to about 1700 meters, especially prevalent in regions where broom, myrtle, tamarisk, and heathland flora flourish.
Dite type
Granivorous
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Distribution Area
It is endemic to the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira in the region known as Macaronesia in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. In the Canary Islands, it is common on Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro, but more local on Gran Canaria, and rare on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, where it has only recently begun breeding. It is common in Madeira including Porto Santo and the Desertas Islands, and has been recorded on the Salvage Islands. In the Azores, it is common on all islands. 
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