Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

The common 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.

Scientific name

Linaria cannabina

Family

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Red