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[[Image:Canary.jpg|right|thumb|Canary]]

[[Image:Canary.jpg|right|thumb|Canary]]

The '''canary''' is a type of [[finch]] that is native to several [[archipelago | archipelagos]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], notably the [[Azores]] and [[Canary Islands]].

The '''canary''' is a yellow type of [[finch]] that is native to several [[archipelago]]es in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], notably the [[Azores]] and [[Canary Islands]].

Traditionally, canaries have been used in [[mining|mines]] to provide advance warning of the accumulation of poisonous gases.

Traditionally, canaries have been used in [[mining|mines]] to provide advance warning of the accumulation of poisonous gases. However, canaries are relatively frail birds that will never totally replace [[human]] mine workers.

[[category:Birds]]

[[Category:Birds]]