Canary Serinus canaria [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Carduelidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 16420 | |
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Number in Britain:
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(-) Occassional Escape
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
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Wingspan: 22 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 13 g
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Scientific name from:
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French: serin=a canary and after the Canary Islands |
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World Distribution:
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Canary Is, Madeira, Azores |
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Habitat:
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Open woodland, scrub |
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Diet:
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Seeds, occ. Small insects, mostly on ground |
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Other Names |
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| 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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