Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Canary - Serinus canaria

All records since January 2014
Canario/Canary10 6 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Canario/Canary10 6 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Canario/Canary10 6 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
On 10th of June a 100 m away from the Lizard Path Simón dound this bird. His attention was first drawn to the size, then he realized it was ringed. Lui confirmed its identity.
The canary is one of the commonest cage birds. Its song first seduced man to adopt it as a pet. The artificial selection acted on colour and form, there being many races at present. Hibridaztion was succesfully carried out with other species of fringillids, the family it belongs to. It comes from the wild species Serinus canaria from the Canary and Madeira Islands.
More photographic records since January 2013