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'''Alternative name: Island Canary''' | '''Alternative name: Island Canary''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Island_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|miksik|miksik}} <br />[[Madeira]], November 2005]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] canaria | ;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] canaria | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | L. 12.5-13.5 cm<br /> | + | L. 12.5-13.5 cm (5-5¼ in)<br /> |
Ws. 20-23 cm<br /> | Ws. 20-23 cm<br /> | ||
Wt. 15-20 g | Wt. 15-20 g | ||
*Yellow green | *Yellow green | ||
*Brownish streaking on back | *Brownish streaking on back | ||
| − | + | *Forked tail<br /> | |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Golden forehead and [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Atlantic canary.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Pappa+Smurf|Pappa Smurf}}<br />[[Gran Canaria]], October, 2015]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Madeira]], [[Azores]] and western [[Canary Islands]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | A variety of lowland and sub-montane pine and laurel forests and woodland. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of grass and herb seeds; with the addition of buds, fruit and some insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | [[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]]. They nest in bushes or trees. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Serinus+canaria}} | {{GSearch|Serinus+canaria}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 3 November 2015
Alternative name: Island Canary
- Serinus canaria
Identification
L. 12.5-13.5 cm (5-5¼ in)
Ws. 20-23 cm
Wt. 15-20 g
- Yellow green
- Brownish streaking on back
- Forked tail
Male
- Golden forehead and supercilium
Distribution
Madeira, Azores and western Canary Islands
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
A variety of lowland and sub-montane pine and laurel forests and woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of grass and herb seeds; with the addition of buds, fruit and some insects.
Breeding
Monogamous. They nest in bushes or trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Atlantic Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Atlantic_Canary
