Atlantic canary / Kanarengirlitz (Serinus canaria)

Kanarengirlitz, Ponta de Sao Laurenco, Madeira. 2023-03-10 15:30:42 Madeira NIKON D5600 ISO 400
Exposure 1/1600

Observations

First documented observation: 2022-03-08 in La Palma. Most recent observation: 2023-03-14 in Madeira.

Description

Classification: Genus Canaries (Serinus); Subfamily Carduelinae (Carduelinae); Family Fringillidae (Fringillidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
It's unusual that the name of a bird refers to dogs. Wikipedia writes: The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Islands of the Dogs", a name that was evidently generalized from the ancient name of one of these islands, Canaria – presumably Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the island Canaria contained "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size".
The common canary kept as a pet is subspecies Serinus canaria forma domestica.

Other Details

Vocalisation

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
It's unusual that the name of a bird refers to dogs. Wikipedia writes: The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Islands of the Dogs", a name that was evidently generalized from the ancient name of one of these islands, Canaria – presumably Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the island Canaria contained "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size".
The common canary kept as a pet is subspecies Serinus canaria forma domestica. Song attributes: Frequency:
Quinta San Antonio da Serra, Madeira - Kanarengirlitz Gesang. Madeira 2023-03-11 11:58:22
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