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Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria

Status

Category E*

Native Range

Azores, Madeira and Canary Is. Introduced and well established in Hawaii

Conservation Status

Least Concern

British Occurrence

NBN Atlas has 195 records as at end Dec 2024. Map Here

The once ubiquitous cagebird. Nottinghamshire has recorded three single birds between 1982 and 1996. Landguard Bird Observatory, Suffolk has recorded birds in 13 year over the period 1981-2012. For sale on "Pets4Homes" for up to £80 a pair in 2024.

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Sources

https://www.lbo.org.uk/systematic-lists/systematic-list-of-escapes/

Reece et. al. The Birds of Nottinghamshire 2019.