Editing Atlantic canary (section)

== Distribution and habitat ==
[[File:Serinus canaria -Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain-8 (1).jpg|right|thumb|Juvenile on [[Gran Canaria]], Canary Islands, Spain]]
It is [[endemism|endemic]] to the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira in the region known as [[Macaronesia]] in the eastern [[Atlantic Ocean]]. In the Canary Islands, it is common on [[Tenerife]], [[La Gomera]], [[La Palma]] and [[El Hierro]], but more local on [[Gran Canaria]], and rare on [[Lanzarote]] and [[Fuerteventura]], where it has only recently begun breeding.<ref name=Atlantic/><ref>Clarke, Tony & Collins, David (1996). ''A Birdwatchers' Guide to the Canary Islands''. Prion, Huntingdon. {{ISBN|1-871104-06-8}}.</ref> It is common in Madeira including [[Porto Santo]] and the [[Desertas Islands]], and has been recorded on the [[Savage Islands]]. In the Azores, it is common on all islands.<ref name=Atlantic/> The population has been estimated at 80,000-90,000 pairs in the Canary Islands, 30,000-60,000 pairs in the Azores and 4,000-5,000 pairs in Madeira.<ref name=bwpc/>

It occurs in a wide variety of [[habitat]]s from [[pine]] and [[laurel forest]]s to sand dunes. It is most common in semiopen areas with small trees such as [[orchard]]s and copses. It frequently occurs in man-made habitats such as parks and gardens. It is found from sea-level up to at least 760&nbsp;m in Madeira, 1,100&nbsp;m in the Azores and to above 1,500&nbsp;m in the Canary Islands.<ref name=bwpc/>

It has become established on [[Midway Atoll]] in the northwest [[Hawaiian Islands]], where it was first [[introduced species|introduced]] in 1911. It was also introduced to neighbouring [[Kure Atoll]], but failed to become established there.<ref>Pratt, H. Douglas; Bruner, Philip L. & Berrett, Delwyn G. (1987). ''A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific'', Princeton University Press, Chichester.</ref> Birds were introduced to [[Bermuda]] in 1930 and quickly started breeding, but they began to decline in the 1940s after [[scale insect]]s devastated the population of [[Bermuda cedar]], and by the 1960s they had died out.<ref>Amos, Eric J. R. (1991). ''A guide to the Birds of Bermuda''.</ref> The species also occurs in [[Puerto Rico]], but is not yet established there.<ref>American Ornithologists Union (1998). ''[http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 Checklist of North American Birds] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211170240/http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 |date=11 December 2007 }}'', 7th ed.</ref> They are also found on [[Ascension Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nature Notes – Atlantic canary |url=https://www.ascension.gov.ac/nature-notes-atlantic-canary |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Ascension Island Government |language=en-GB}}</ref>