Linnet
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LINNET, O. Eng. Linete and Linet-wige, whence seems to have been corrupted the old Scottish "Lintquhit," and the modern northern English "Lintwhite" - originally a somewhat generalized bird's name, ...
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
The Linnet is found throughout most of Europe except the far north and into western Asia. It feeds on seeds particularly those from weeds and is to be found in woodland, farmland, etc.
Linnet
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Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
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Linnets are widespread and common throughout much of Europe, often breeding in small colonies of up to 20 individuals.
Linnet
Common Linnet
Male
Brown upperparts, grey head and crimson forehead and breast in summer.
MEALY REDPOLL LINNET.
[Hoary Redpoll.]
LINARIA BOREALIS, Temm.
[Carduelis hornemanni.] ...
Linnet Carduelis canabinna Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1 - 3) David Dohnal 4, 5) Florian Andronache
Genus Serinus Closely related to genus Carduelis ...
Linnet
A small, slim finch, widely distributed, and once very popular as a cage bird because of its melodious song. Males are attractively marked with crimson foreheads and breasts, females much browner. It ... More...
Mealy redpoll ...
The Green Linnet
by William Wordsworth
Beneath these fruit-tree boughs that shed
Their snow-white blossoms on my head,
With brightest sunshine round me spread
Of spring's unclouded weather,
In this sequestered nook how sweet ...
Genus Carduelis - Linnets, redpolls, goldfinches, greenfinches, some siskins.
Genus Carpodacus - Rosefinches
Genus Loxia - Crossbills
Genus Mycerobas - Grosbeaks
Genus Neospiza - Sao Tomé Grosbeak
Genus Linurgus - Oriole Finch ...
Other finches that appear in our garden are the Bullfinch, the Brambling, the Goldfinch and the Linnet. Alas, we do not have pictures of these species available at the moment
1.5 Warblers (Sylviidae) ...
As remarked in the latest issue of British Birds magazine: "There is clearly a need for a change in the recording patterns of many county bird reports. . . flocks of linnets and nesting spotted flycatchers, for example, ...
The common name Chuparosa is Spanish for "hummingbird"; these birds frequently visit the nectar-rich plants, pollinating flower after flower as they feed. Linnets and sparrows bite off the flowers and eat the nectar-filled bases.
There are several purple finches in the West, where the house finch, or linnet, is common. The rosy finches are western mountain dwellers.
 See also: Finch, Redpoll, Flamingo, Twite, Sparrow
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