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The red factor canary is a popular variety of
The red factor canary is a popular variety of canary
Canary originally referred to the island of Gran Canaria on the west coast of Africa, and the group of surrounding islands (the Canary Islands). It may also refer to:
Animals Birds
* Canaries, birds in the genera ''Serinus'' and ''Crithagra'' i ...
. It is named after its colourful plumage
Plumage ( "feather") is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes. Within species, ...
, and is a 'color canary', bred for the novelty of its color rather than for its song. It is kept by those who want a pet, as well as those who enjoy showing.
It is an active bird, hardy and very easy to keep; however, it is not easy to breed.
First bred in the 1920s, it is the only colour canary that has an element of red as part of its plumage. It was developed as a cross between another type of finch, the now-endangered Venezuelan red siskin
The red siskin (''Spinus cucullatus'') is a small endangered finch native to tropical South America - in northern Colombia, northern Venezuela (where it is called the "cardenalito") and Guyana. It was common in the early 20th century, occurring ...
(''Spinus cucullatus''), and a yellow domestic canary (''Serinus canaria'' forma ''domestica'').
A well-built bird, the red factor canary is about in length. These canaries are bred for showing, so therefore many versions of this canary exist today. They are divided into the Melanin
Melanin (; from el, μέλας, melas, black, dark) is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms. Eumelanin is produced through a multistage chemical process known as melanogenesis, where the oxidation of the amino ...
and the Lipochrome classes. These are further divided into frosts (soft feather) or non-frosts (hard feather), which affects how bright their color appears.
Red factor canaries are usually available at most pet stores, and can also be found through bird shows, bird clubs, breeders, and on the Internet.
See also
*Atlantic canary
The Atlantic canary (''Serinus canaria''), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, common canary, or canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus ''Serinus'' in the finch family, Fringillidae. It ...
(wild canary)
* Australian plainhead
The Australian plainhead is a breed of domestic canary that was created for show purposes. The variety was developed through selective breeding and remains the only breed of canary created in Australia.
History
The Australian plainhead has i ...
* Harz Roller
Harz Roller (german: link=no, Harzer Roller ) is the name of a breed of domestic canary bred in the Upper Harz mountains of Germany. The birds were bred in the Upper Harz between Lautenthal and Sankt Andreasberg in the middle of the 19th cen ...
References
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