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Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina
Fringillidae Low risk

The common linnet or Eurasian linnet 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.

Summary from Wikipedia

Listen call, flight call · CC0
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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 707501

At a glance

Family
Fringillidae
Group
Perching Birds
Conservation status
Low risk

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