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Canary Serinus canaria [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
,
EURING No:
16420
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(-) Occassional Escape
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
French: serin =a canary
and after the Canary Islands
World Distribution:
Canary Is, Madeira, Azores
Habitat:
Open woodland, scrub
Diet:
Seeds, occ. Small insects, mostly on ground
Other Names
Island Canary
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Caneri
Danish:
Kanariefugl
Dutch:
Kanarie
Finnish:
Kanarialintu
French:
Serin des Canaries
German:
Kanarengirlitz
Hungarian:
Kanári
Icelandic:
Kanarífugl
Irish:
Italian:
Canarino
Norwegian:
Kanarifugl
Polish:
Kanarek
Portuguese:
Canário
Spanish:
Canario
Swedish:
Kanariefågel
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BirdFacts home | BTO Home Email: birdfacts@bto.org These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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