Domestic canary In the UK, this practice ceased in 1986. Typically, the domestic canary is kept as a popular cage and aviary bird. Given proper housing and care, a canary's lifespan ranges from 10 to 15 years. The birds are named after Spain's Canary Islands, which derive their name from the Latin "Insula Canaria" (after one of the larger islands, Gran Canaria), meaning "island of dogs", due to its "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size". Canaries are generally divided into three main groups: While wild canaries are a yellowish-green colour, domestic canaries have been selectively bred for a wide variety
Religion in the Canary Islands the Romanian Orthodox Church and the new "Orthodox Church of the Canary Islands (Patriarchate of Serbia)", which is a small community within the Spanish Orthodox Church, under the Patriarchate of Serbia and in communion with the universal Orthodox Church. Its headquarters is in "Las Caletillas" (municipality of Candelaria in Tenerife). There are also small communities of Jehovah's Witnesses and those belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which there are 2,300 members in the Canary Islands. On the island of Tenerife there are three Mormon centers: in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Los Cristianos and San Cristóbal