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[[Image:Eurasian_Linnet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Andy+Bright|Andy Bright}} <br>Photographed:  [[Suffolk]], [[U.K.]]]]
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[[Image:Eurasian_Linnet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Summer male ''L. c. cannabina''<br />Photo by {{user|Andy+Bright|Andy Bright}} <br />[[Suffolk]], [[U.K.]]]]
 
'''Alternative name: Eurasian Linnet'''
 
'''Alternative name: Eurasian Linnet'''
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;[[:Category:Carduelis|Carduelis]] cannabina
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;[[:Category:Linaria|Linaria]] cannabina
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''Carduelis cannabina''
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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It is a slim bird with a long tail. The upperparts are brown, the throat is sullied white and the bill is grey. The summer male has a grey nape, red head patch and red breast.
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[[Image:Linnet_7964.jpg‎|thumb|350px|right|Female<br/>Photo by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=35827 Jim Wood]'''<br />East Lothian, [[Scotland]]]]
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13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
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Females and young birds lack the red and have white underparts with the breast streaked buff. The linnet's pleasant song contains fast trills and twitters.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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It is a slim bird with a long tail
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*Brown mantle and back
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[[Image:Linnet_7964.jpg‎|thumb|350px|left|Female<br/>Photo by {{user|jtwood|jtwood}}<br>Photographed: East Lothian, [[Scotland]]]]
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*Off-white throat
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*Grey bill
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*Silvery  edge to primaries<br />
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'''Adult breeding Male'''
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*Red breast
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*Red forehead
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*Grey nape<br />
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Winter males, '''females''' and young birds lack the red, having streaked breasts and buffy underparts.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Widespread and generally common over much of the Region. Breeds throughout the [[British Isles]] and from western [[France]] and [[Iberia]] east to the Urals reaching north to southern [[Norway]], southern and eastern [[Sweden]] and central and southern [[Finland]]. In the south occurs on [[Madeira]] and the [[Canary Islands]], North-West [[Africa]] and most larger Mediterranean islands, [[Greece]], [[Turkey]] and the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Middle East]].  
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[[Image:P7096878m f.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Cristian+Mihai|Cristian Mihai}}<br />Ciocanu (AG), [[Romania]], July 2016]]
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Widespread and generally common over much of the region. Breeds throughout the [[British Isles]] and from western [[France]] and [[Iberia]] east to the Urals reaching north to southern [[Norway]], southern and eastern [[Sweden]] and central and southern [[Finland]]. In the south occurs on [[Madeira]] and the [[Canary Islands]], northwest [[Africa]] and most larger Mediterranean islands, [[Greece]], [[Turkey]] and the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Middle East]].  
  
 
Northern and eastern birds are migratory, leaving breeding areas in September-October to winter chiefly within range of southern breeders and along coast of North Africa, returning in late March-April, those elsewhere partial migrants or resident.  
 
Northern and eastern birds are migratory, leaving breeding areas in September-October to winter chiefly within range of southern breeders and along coast of North Africa, returning in late March-April, those elsewhere partial migrants or resident.  
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Vagrants recorded north to Iceland and Lapland and south-east to Kuwait.  
 
Vagrants recorded north to Iceland and Lapland and south-east to Kuwait.  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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''Subspecies:'' Nominate race occurs in [[Europe]] and North-West Africa with Turkestan Linnet ''C.c.bella'' from central [[Turkey]] to the [[Caucasus]] and south to [[Israel]], paler above with very pale rump and pale grey crown and nape in male. The Atlantic Is have three races but they differ little from nominate. Eastern Canarian ''harterti'' from [[Lanzarote]], [[Fuerteventura]], Graciosa and Allegranza is paler above and whiter on flanks, ''meadewaldoi'' from [[Palma]], [[Hierro]], [[Gomera]], [[Tenerife]] and [[Gran Canaria]] and ''nana'' from [[Madeira]] are very similar.
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[[File:Linnet flightMacS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''L.c. autochthona''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Macswede|Macswede}}<br />Ardmore Point, Helensburgh, [[Scotland]], 10 August 2010]]
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====Subspecies====
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There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''L. c. autochthona'':
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:*[[Scotland]]
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*''L. c. cannabina'':
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:*[[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]], Crimean Peninsula and North Africa
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*''L. c. mediterranea'':
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:*[[Iberian Peninsula]] and North [[Africa]] to [[Asia Minor]]
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*''L. c. bella'':  paler above with very pale rump and pale grey crown and nape in male.
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:*Asia Minor to Caucasus, [[Afghanistan]], south-western [[China]]; winters to [[India]]
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*''L. c. nana'':
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:*[[Madeira]]
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*''L. c. meadewaldoi'':
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:*[[Tenerife]] (western [[Canary Islands]])
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*''L. c. harterti'': paler above and whiter on flanks
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:*[[Lanzarote]] (eastern Canary Islands)
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''L. c. nana'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Open habitats with low shrubs and scattered trees, often on moorland and heathland, along woodland edges, hedgerows and orchards, sometimes in large gardens. Eastern race bella on rocky and scrub-covered mountain slopes. In winter forms large flocks often with other finches and feeds on stubble fields and other cultivated areas, along shorelines and on waste ground.
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Open habitats with low shrubs and scattered trees, often on moorland and heathland, along woodland edges, hedgerows and orchards, sometimes in large gardens. The southeastern subspecies ''L. c. bella'' occurs on rocky and scrub-covered mountain slopes.
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In winter forms large flocks often with other finches and feeds on stubble fields and other cultivated areas, along shorelines and on waste ground.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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This species can form large flocks outside the breeding season, sometimes mixed with other finches, such as Twite, on coasts and salt marshes. Its food mainly consists of seeds. The linnet derives its scientific name from its fondness for hemp and its English name from its liking for seeds of flax, from which linen is made.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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During the winter can form large flocks mixed with other finches, including [[Twite]].
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====Diet====
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Its food mainly consists of seeds.  
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
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<flashmp3>Carduelis cannabina (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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'''Song''': a musical twitter.
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''[[Media:Carduelis cannabina (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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{{Audio|Carduelis cannabina (song).mp3}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#Wikipedia
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#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Carduelis+cannabina}}  
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{{GSearch|"Linaria cannabina" {{!}} "Carduelis cannabina" {{!}} "Common Linnet" {{!}} "Eurasian Linnet"}}
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 14 February 2023

Summer male L. c. cannabina
Photo by Andy Bright
Suffolk, U.K.

Alternative name: Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Carduelis cannabina

Identification

Female
Photo by the late Jim Wood
East Lothian, Scotland

13–14 cm (5-5½ in) It is a slim bird with a long tail

  • Brown mantle and back
  • Off-white throat
  • Grey bill
  • Silvery edge to primaries

Adult breeding Male

  • Red breast
  • Red forehead
  • Grey nape

Winter males, females and young birds lack the red, having streaked breasts and buffy underparts.

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo by Cristian Mihai
Ciocanu (AG), Romania, July 2016

Widespread and generally common over much of the region. Breeds throughout the British Isles and from western France and Iberia east to the Urals reaching north to southern Norway, southern and eastern Sweden and central and southern Finland. In the south occurs on Madeira and the Canary Islands, northwest Africa and most larger Mediterranean islands, Greece, Turkey and the Caucasus and the Middle East.

Northern and eastern birds are migratory, leaving breeding areas in September-October to winter chiefly within range of southern breeders and along coast of North Africa, returning in late March-April, those elsewhere partial migrants or resident.

Vagrants recorded north to Iceland and Lapland and south-east to Kuwait.

Taxonomy

Subspecies L.c. autochthona
Photo © by Macswede
Ardmore Point, Helensburgh, Scotland, 10 August 2010

Subspecies

There are 7 subspecies[1]:

  • L. c. autochthona:
  • L. c. cannabina:
  • L. c. mediterranea:
  • L. c. bella: paler above with very pale rump and pale grey crown and nape in male.
  • L. c. nana:
  • L. c. meadewaldoi:
  • L. c. harterti: paler above and whiter on flanks

L. c. nana is not recognised by all authorities[2]

Habitat

Open habitats with low shrubs and scattered trees, often on moorland and heathland, along woodland edges, hedgerows and orchards, sometimes in large gardens. The southeastern subspecies L. c. bella occurs on rocky and scrub-covered mountain slopes.

In winter forms large flocks often with other finches and feeds on stubble fields and other cultivated areas, along shorelines and on waste ground.

Behaviour

During the winter can form large flocks mixed with other finches, including Twite.

Diet

Its food mainly consists of seeds.

Vocalisation

Song: a musical twitter.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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