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The yellow canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but a phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that the genus was polyphyletic. [6] In the reorganisation to create monophyletic genera, Serinus was split and a number of species including the yellow canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra that had originally been ...
The yellow-fronted canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus, but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that genus to be polyphyletic. [2] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the yellow-fronted canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra Swainson 1827. [3] [4]
The yellow-crowned canary (Serinus flavivertex) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in eastern Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Cape canary (Serinus canicollis). Its habitat is fynbos, grassland and gardens, preferably in highland areas. It builds a compact cup nest in a scrub.
A white canary nesting Feral yellow canary at Midway Atoll Red factor canary Sleeping canary. Domestic canaries are generally divided into three main groups: Colour-bred canaries (bred for their many colour mutations – Ino, Eumo, Satinette, Bronze, Ivory, Onyx, Mosaic, Brown, red factor, Green (Wild Type): darkest black and brown melanin shade in yellow ground birds, Yellow Melanin: mutation ...
Atlantic canary: Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) 180 Cape canary: Serinus canicollis (Swainson, 1838) 181 Yellow-crowned canary: Serinus flavivertex (Blanford, 1869) 182 Ethiopian siskin: Serinus nigriceps Rüppell, 1840: 183 Black-headed canary: Serinus alario (Linnaeus, 1758) 184 Tibetan serin: Spinus thibetanus (Hume, 1872) 185 Lawrence's ...
It is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. It has two subspecies: the wild or common canary (Serinus canaria canaria) and domestic canary (Serinus canaria domestica). 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.
Canary sack, white fortified wine imported from the Canary Islands; Canary wood (disambiguation), a name used to describe wood from a number of tree species; Canary yellow, a shade of yellow; Warrant canary, a published statement, the removal of which indicates the publisher received a National Security Letter
"Canary in a Coalmine" is the title of a non-single track on The Police's 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta. [23] "Canary in a Coalmine" is the title of a non-single track on The Crane Wives’ 2012 album The Fool in Her Wedding Gown; American professional baseball league Charleston Dirty Birds are named for canaries in coal mines. [24]