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Canary
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Canary originally referred to the island of Gran Canaria on the west coast of Africa, and the group of
surrounding islands (the Canary Islands). It may also refer to:

Birds
Canary, the small bird genera Serinus and Crithagra
Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), a small wild bird
Domestic canary, Serinus canaria domestica, a small pet or aviary bird, also responsible for
the "canary yellow" color term
Yellow canary (Serinus flaviventris), a small bird

Geography
Canary, County Armagh, see List of townlands in County Armagh
Canary Islands, Spain
Canary Wharf, a place in London, United Kingdom

People
El Canario or Jos Alberto, Dominican salsa singer
"Canary," a female jazz singer

Art, entertainment, and media

Canary (visual novel)
Black Canary, a DC Comics superhero
Sara Lance/The Canary, character played by Caity Lotz on the television series Arrow, based on the
DC Comics character
The Canary (short story), a 1923 short story by Katherine Mansfield
Canary, a game by Nitrome Limited

Sports
Kedah FA, a Malaysian professional football association team nicknamed "the Canaries"
The Canaries, players for or supporters of Norwich City F.C.

Technology and computing

Canary, an early test version of software, alluding to a Canary in a coal mine
Google Chrome Canary, a pre-release version of the Chrome browser
Canary value, a Buffer overflow protection method in computer programming

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