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Canary originally referred to the island of
Gran Canaria , in Spain, and the group of surrounding islands (the
Canary Islands ). It may also refer to:
Canaries, birds in the genera
Serinus and
Crithagra including, among others:
Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria ), a small wild bird
Domestic canary , Serinus canaria domestica , a small pet or aviary bird, also responsible for the "canary yellow" color term
Yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris ), a small bird
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
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
Canary release , a deployment cycle used by software developers to gradually roll out new features to a limited number of users
HTC Canary , the first smartphone to run Windows Mobile, released in November 2002
Canary value , a buffer overflow protection method in computer programming
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.
Canary sack, white fortified wine (
sack ) 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
Topics referred to by the same term