NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Atlantic Canary
Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
A male Atlantic Canary in Parque Rural del Nublo, Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, common canary, or canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the true 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.
This bird is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the Canary Island date palm.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic canary; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:38:44.677668+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Atlantic Canary
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Serinus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusSerinus Koch, 1816
- speciesSerinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Serinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed CanarySerinus alario (Linnaeus, 1758) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cape CanarySerinus canicollis (Swainson, 1838) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex (Blanford, 1869) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps Rüppell, 1840 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European SerinSerinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Syrian SerinSerinus syriacus Bonaparte, 1850 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus (Pallas, 1811) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Oceania
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=179558 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4WV6K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.