Canary Types...There may be three canary types or there may be hundreds.
Here is how I like to separate the hundreds of canary breeds--in regards to the word "TYPES"... Domestic canaries can be divided into three basic groups or... Types of canary
Type Canaries Type canaries are bred for a specific physical trait or shape with little or no regard for the birds song or color. Type canaries can be seen in many strange and wondrous shapes and sizes. From small to large to humpbacks to frilled and crested. Some of the most popular Type canaries are... The Lizard Canary with markings and colorations reminiscent of a lizard's scales. Bred in the early 1700's in France... The Border canary, or Border Fancy was developed near the border of Scotland and England...hence the name. The crested Gloster canary looks eerily like John, Paul, George, and Ringo. The Crested canary came before the Gloster and is larger and more rare.
The small and cute
Fife canary looks
huggable but BE CAREFUL! He's small and fragile.
The
Norwich canary
with its "padded" head is one of my favorites. The "Guardian" or
Yorkshire canary
is a proud tall-standing gentleman.
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Type Canaries.
Don't confuse "Type
canaries" with "Canary Types"...they're 2 different things. Canary
types are the three groupings of canaries defined by the purpose of their
breeding. As mentioned, the three canary types are Type, Color, and
Song.
Next are the... Color Canaries Color canaries are bred for color...imagine
that. The variation of colors and color schemes bred into canaries is
FLABBERGASTING! Of course...you have the standard yellow but don't
forget the light yellow, dark yellow, and intensive yellow. Dig a little deeper and you'll find... green, orange, red, white, gray, not to
mention... orange agate, frosted orange agate, Red Bronze,
Orange Brown, Frosted Orange Brown, Frosted Red Orange Brown...WHEW! The list goes on and on and on... The average canary buyer LIKELY won't end up
with any of the Color canaries as pets. They tend to circulate among
breeders only for the purpose of exhibiting in shows...except for the Red
Factor. The most popular Color canaries are... The
Red Factor
canaries. If you end up with a Color canary it will probably be the
red. They are by far the most popular of the color canaries. Typically when the average person shops for a
canary they want one that has a pretty song. The third of the canary types is the... Song Canary. Song canaries are bred for...guess what...SONG.
This canary type can be broken down even further into types of song... The song is of course what canaries are
generally known for. The other two canary types do sing but not as
remarkably as the song canary. No other bird has such a beautiful
song. Popular Song canaries are... The American Singer which was developed
in the U.S.A. in the 1930's and 40's is the most popular pet canary in the U.S.
The American Singer is hailed by many to the best canary to be kept as a pet.
The German Roller gets its name from the
rolling tours of its song. Often said to have the most beautiful song of
all the canaries the German Roller Canary has been bred in Germany for 300
years...and some say they've nearly perfected the breed! Click
here for more on the German Roller. The Russian Singer is one of the
least known canaries however it is gaining popularity earth wide. The breed got its' start when Russian
canary breeders realized their German canaries could... The Spanish Timbrado. The newest and
L-O-U-D-E-S-T variety of all the canary types. The Spanish Timbrado canary is an
interesting variety because he is closest to...Click
here for more on the Spanish Timbrado The Waterslager canary has a fascinating
way of mimicking running water. This intriguing babbling brook sound is how the
Waterslager got its name.
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more on the Waterslager
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Before all these canary types were developed
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