linnet

Any of three species of finch of the genus Carduelis, especially the Eurasian linnet (Carduelis cannabina); native to Europe, N Africa, and W Asia; inhabits open country; eats seeds and insects. (Family: Fringillidae.)

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Conservation status: Least concern

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Genus:	Carduelis
Species:	C. cannabina

Binomial name

Carduelis cannabina
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Linnet, Carduelis cannabina, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

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