#0836 · 🐦 birds

Island Canary

🇳🇱 Kanarie ·Serinus canaria

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Roy Lowry · CC BY 4.0
5. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Laguna Niguel, CA, USA:© Nancy Overholtz · CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Ilha do Faial, Açores, Portugal:© Jean-Sébastien Chartier-Dumais · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. Quincy, MA, USA:© jdelaneynp · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Machico, Portugal:© Donald Davesne · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The Atlantic canary ( Serinus canaria ), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary , canary , or common canary , is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the 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.

base stats

NL sightings 13iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,191iNaturalist observations
weight 15.3 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).