It seems to be normal starting with Canary (Serinus canaria), very common and omnipresent as soon as gardens with bushes, small shrubs and trees are available. Visible from sea level to montane forests up to 1,500 metres, it is often seen in small groups or in pairs, feeding in the grass or singing among branches.

The yellow-green colour of the under parts may remind us of the Greenfinch when we see it perched above us, but it is rapidly identified by the dark streaks of the back when it is on the ground. Male has yellow head whereas female is duller, with greyish head and yellow patch around the eyes. Their crystal-clear, rapid chirping allows locating them. Always very active, they fly in flocks and perform chases, going to perch in the same wing-beat to nearly branches. It represents the wild form of the cagebird, which bright yellow colour bears scarcely little relation to the original species.