Domestic animals canario ;)

Domestic animals
My animal is canario :)

The canary (Canary Serinus) is a species of bird paseriforme of the family of the fringílidos Is autochthonous of the islands Canaries, Azores and Madeira. Considered at present a nearby relative of the European verdecillo former was related to the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) and the sparrow Canary His habitat at liberty is composed by areas semiopened as the gardens and groves. It does the nest in shrubs or trees.


Diverse theories exist it brings over of the origin of his common name. Most accepted and logic says that it comes from the Canary Isles; to the being in these islands where major number of these birds existed, they give the name: Canary bird.

The canary is considered to be, according to a law of the Government of Canaries, the natural symbol of the Canary archipelago, together with the palm canaria.1 His habitat at liberty is composed by areas semiopened as the gardens and groves. It does the nest in shrubs or trees.

Descriptión

The wild canary is of colors parduzcos in the top part and yellow greenish in the face and low parts. It is bigger and has less contrast than other birds of the same family, as the verdecillo, and his plumage is more gray and brown. It comes up to 13 cm of length. His life expectancy is 10 to 15 years in captivity, though in wild condition it is in the habit of being of between 5 and 10 years, at most.



Though the wild canaries are of subdued tones, from the 17th century this species has crossed selectively in captivity, giving origin to the alive colors known nowadays white, orange, copper, yellow, etc.. In fact, the red canary was the first animal created by means of ingeníería genetics, introducing the red tones in the plumage by means of the crossing with the cardenalito.

Supply

In the nature it feeds of seeds, and in captivity he accepts in addition vegetables as the carrot and fruit as the apple; also he needs cold water every day.


Domestic races

As for the domestic canaries different races grow up: of singing, of form and of color. The canaries of singing specialize themselves in the quality of his singing, those of form are defined by his corporal conformation or the type of plumage, while those of color are judged for the color of his plumage

The group of canaries of singing it shape the races: the harzer or roller, native to Germany; the waterlager or malinois, of Belgian creation; and the stamped one, of Spanish origin. The distinction of every race is based on the emphasis on the singing.

*The canary harzer possesses a hollow singing and rulado with predominance of the locks or tied syllables where it predominates over the consonant "r" rurururu or rorororo. The drafts of value are deeper and slow those, with good diction.

*The canary waterslager is characterized by the watery drafts being the most valuable the water clucking klokkende waterslag, in Fleming

*The stamped canary possesses a more rapid and happy singing that the previous races; in his singing stand out the sounds that emulate the small bells, flourishes, etc.

*In 2010 there takes place on the national level in Spain the recognition of the canary of Spanish discontinuous singing, also of Spanish origin, with a singing understood between a tonal high record or half a high place, stamp of brilliant voice, good diction, musicality, pace of emission interrupted, and digest exempt from constant paces.