Canary originally referred to the Spanish island of

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...

in the North Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

. It may also refer to:

Animals

Birds

* Canaries, birds in the genera '' Serinus'' and '' Crithagra'' including, among others: ** Atlantic canary (''Serinus canaria''), a small wild bird ***

Domestic canary The domestic canary (''Serinus canaria'' forma ''domestica''), often simply known as the canary, is a domesticated form of the wild canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating in the Macaronesian Islands. Over the past 500 years ...

, ''Serinus canaria domestica'', a small pet or aviary bird, also responsible for the "canary yellow" color term ** Yellow canary (''Crithagra flaviventris''), a small bird

Fish

* Canary damsel (''Similiparma lurida''), fish of the family Pomacentridae, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean * Canary moray (''Gymnothorax bacalladoi''), an eel of the family Muraenidae * Canary rockfish (''Sebastes pinniger''), of the family Sebastidae, found in the northeast Pacific Ocean

People

* Canary Burton (born 1942), American keyboardist, composer and writer * Canary Conn (born 1949), American entertainer and author * Bill Canary (fl. 1994), Republican campaign consultant in Alabama, Georgia, U.S. * Richard Canary (born in 1962), American mathematician at the University of Michigan * David Canary (1938–2015), American actor

Places

Canary District The Canary District is a planned neighbourhood in Toronto's West Don Lands mixed-use development. The area was formerly industrial land, cut off from the city by an elevated roadway and two rail corridors, sitting in a floodplain. Six initial b ...

, a housing development in Toronto, Canada *

, Spain *

Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is a financial area of London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Greater London Authority defines it as part of London's central business district, alongside Central London. Alongside ...

, Isle of Dogs, London, United Kingdom

Arts and entertainment

Black Canary Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As one of the earliest female superheroes in the DC Comics universe, the character has made numerous appearances in prominent team-up titles, ...

, a DC Comics superhero, first appeared in 1947 **

Sara Lance Sara Lance, also known by her alter-ego White Canary, is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2012 pilot episode of the television series ''Arrow'', and later starring in '' Legends of Tomorrow''. The ...

/The Canary, a character on the television series ''Arrow'', based on the DC Comics character * Canary, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 1998, although the man ...

'' *

Canary dance The Canary dance (known as Canario in Italian sources, Canarie in French ones) was a Renaissance dance inspired in an indigenous dance and song of the Canary Islands, Spain (probably the one known as Tajaraste) that became popular all over Europe ...

, a Renaissance dance popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries * "Canary" (''NCIS''), a 2013 episode of the American television series ''NCIS'' * "The Canary" (short story), 1923 short story by Katherine Mansfield * ''Canary'' (visual novel), released in 2000

Technology

Canary release A feature toggle in software development provides an alternative to maintaining multiple feature branches in source code. A condition within the code enables or disables a feature during runtime. In agile settings the toggle is used in product ...

, a deployment cycle used by software developers to gradually roll out new features to a limited number of users ** Google Chrome Canary, pre-release version of the Chrome browser * HTC Canary, the first smartphone to run Windows Mobile, released in November 2002 *

Canary value Canary originally referred to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria in the North Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding Canary Islands. It may also refer to: Animals Birds * Canaries, birds in the genera ''Serinus'' and ''Crithagra'' including, among o ...

, a buffer overflow protection method in computer programming

Other uses

* Canary, LLC, an oilfield services company * ''The Canary'' (website), a news media outlet created in 2015 * Canary melon, a yellow fruit * Canary Current, a wind-driven surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre * Canaries, players for or supporters of

Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

* Canary sack, white fortified wine (

sack A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag. Sack may also refer to: Bags * Flour sack * Gunny sack * Hacky sack, sport * Money sack * Paper sack * Sleeping bag * Stuff sack * Knapsack Other uses * Bed, a slang term * Sack (band), ...

) imported from the Canary Islands * Canary wood (disambiguation), a name used to describe wood from a number of tree species * Canary yellow, a shade of yellow * Warrant canary, a published statement, the removal of which indicates the publisher received a National Security Letter