Atlantic canary: Difference between revisions

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 canary or common canary (''Serinus canaria canaria'') and the [[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.