Common linnet - Wikipedia
The common linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.
Common Linnet - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Common linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds - flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.
Linnet Bird Facts (Linaria cannabina) | Birdfact
The Linnet is a small finch with a slender build and forked tail. Males in breeding plumage display a striking crimson forehead and breast, contrasting with their grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts. The wings feature a distinctive white edge.
Linnet Bird Facts | Carduelis Cannabina - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Males are marked with crimson foreheads and chests, females are much browner. It has a bouncing flight, usually twittering as it flies and may be seen in large flocks during the winter. Linnet numbers have dropped significantly over the past few decades, with the UK population estimated to have fallen by 57% between 1970 and 2014.
Linnet | European, Passerine & Seed-Eater | Britannica
linnet, (Carduelis, sometimes Acanthis, cannabina), seed-eating European finch of the family Fringillidae (order Passeriformes). It is 13 cm (5 inches) long and brown streaked, with a white-edged forked tail; the crown and breast of the male are red.
Linnet Identification Guide - Bird Spot
The female linnet collects nest material while the male guards her. She builds the nest alone near the ground in dense hedges, scrubs, or thorny trees, or occasionally in wood piles. It is cup-shaped made from twigs, roots, moss, and plant matter, lined with fur and feathers.
Linnet - A-Z Animals
2024年5月27日 · The linnet has a gray head, as well as gray underparts. Their chins and throats are a lighter, whitish color. Linnets’ upper breasts are a vibrant red, which flows into a brown color on their bellies.
Common Linnet | Linaria cannabina | Species Guide | Birda
The common linnet, Linaria cannabina, is a small, slender finch with a fondness for seeds, particularly those of hemp and flax. The male, in his breeding plumage, is distinguished by a grey nape, a striking red head-patch, and a red breast, while the female and juveniles are more subdued in coloration with white underparts and buff-streaked ...
Common Linnet - Linaria cannabina - Oiseaux.net
2023年12月7日 · The Common Linnet is a bird of the Western Palearctic. It breeds at temperate latitudes of the Atlantic coast (from Ireland to Morocco) and in the center of Russia. In the north, it is only present in the south of Fenno-Scandia.
Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina) | Text | BirdLife International
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