Well, did you expect them to be sold in the Canary Islands? These are, of course, the domestic canary bred for keeping in cages, but they are so popular on the islands that there is hardly a flat or balcony without one. These were being sold, as well as cages and parafinalia, at a small side street florist - which is often the case, not just in pet shops - in Icod de los Viños. Selective breeding has arrived at these yellow fellas that hardly resemble the wild birds on the island, but I will just underline that, contrary to several misinformed reports I've read on the internet (don't believe everything you read online), there are still wild canaries (Serinus canaria) on these islands. Lots, in fact. Literally hundreds of them hang about on wires and in the trees and bushes and sing all day, every day. It's a wonder they don't get laryngitis! :) See where this picture was taken. [?]
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