Linaria cannabina
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Mass
~20 g
Habitat
Shrublands
Diet
Seeds and grains
How to recognize it
The Eurasian Linnet is a small, slim finch with a neat, light build. In spring the male becomes much more eye-catching, with a bright red head and breast, while the rest of the look stays plain and tidy.
It is easier to notice by its voice than by its appearance. The male sings from bushes, trees, wires, and fences, and sometimes rises into the air, circles a few times, and drops back to his perch; several may sing close by at once.
It lives in gardens, hedges, scrubby patches near meadows and woodland edges, especially where seed plants are common. It arrives early in spring and leaves in autumn, usually in late September or October, while in the south of its range it may stay or wander locally.
Quick Facts
Listen to the call
The Eurasian Linnet is a small, slim finch with a neat, light build. In spring the male becomes much more eye-catching, with a bright red head and breast, while the rest of the look stays plain and tidy.
It is easier to notice by its voice than by its appearance. The male sings from bushes, trees, wires, and fences, and sometimes rises into the air, circles a few times, and drops back to his perch; several may sing close by at once.
It lives in gardens, hedges, scrubby patches near meadows and woodland edges, especially where seed plants are common. It arrives early in spring and leaves in autumn, usually in late September or October, while in the south of its range it may stay or wander locally.
