the atlantic canary (also known as ‘island canary’, ‘wild canary’ or just ‘canary’) is a small member of the finch family named for the canary islands, where it is native. while domestic canaries are from this species, they are very different from wild atlantic canaries; atlantic canaries are 3.9-4.7 inches in length, while domestic canaries are typically around 5 and sometimes as many as 8 inches. along with that, the wild canary has streaked brown and greenish markings that most domestic canaries do not have. atlantic canaries are social birds that live in flocks of 5 to 30 birds, foraging for grass seeds together.
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