Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Siskins, Crossbills and Allies :: Eurasian Linnet

Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Linnet, Brown Linnet, European Linnet, Common Linnet
Old scientific name(s): Acanthis cannabina

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Outer Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Aug 31, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Outer Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Aug 31, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Saint-Priest, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Oct 26, 2002 © Pascal Dubois 
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Range

Palearctic;
(1) Europe from s. British Isles, s. Scandinavia e. across nw. and c. Russia to sw. Siberia s. to Crimea Peninsula, and nw. Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and n. Libya).
Winters in n. Africa.
(2) Scotland.
(3) Madeira.
(4) W. Canary Is. (Tenerife).
(5) E. Canary Is. (Lanzarote).
(6) Turkey s. to Israel and e. across s. Russia, Caucasus, Transcaspia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Iran, n. Afghanistan and ex. w. China.
Winters in Egypt and n. India.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Telpost Parnassia
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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