Listen: The song of the canary


Listen: The song of the canary
Listen: The song of the canary
The canary, or Serinus canaria, is native to the Canary, Azores and Madeira islands.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The canary, or Serinus canaria, is native to the Canary, Azores and Madeira islands.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common blackbird, or Turdus merula, is found in North Africa, and from Europe to India and southern China.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The zebra finch, or Taeniopygia guttata, is found in Australia and Indonesia.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The song sparrow, or Melospiza melodia, is found in North America, from central Canada through the United States.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The house sparrow, or Passer domesticus, is native to Eurasia and North Africa and common in North America and parts of South America.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The yellow warbler, or Setophaga petechia, is found in North America, from the Arctic Circle to Mexico.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The wood thrush, or Hylocichla mustelina, is found in the Central and Eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common loon, or Gavia immer, is found in Canada and the U.S.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The northern mockingbird, or Mimus polyglottos, is found in the United States and Mexico, as well as the Caribbean islands.