Common Linnet bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEurasian Linnet, European Linnet, Linnet, Brown Linnet
Old latin name for birdCarduelis cannabina, Acanthis cannabina, Cannabina linota, Cannabina major, Linaria vulgaris, Fringilla cannabina, Acanthis cannabinus, Cannabina minor
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFinches, Euphonias / Fringillidae
GenusLinaria
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregiontemperate to subtropical w, c Palearctic in open lowland woodland, fields (alpine meadows in s); British Is., s Scandinavia e to Altay region (sc Russia), n Xinjiang (nw China) and far w Mongolia, in s to Madeira and Canary Is. (Macaronesia, w of n Africa), Morocco to n Libya, throughout Mediterranean to Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, w Jordan and w Syria, through Caucasus, n, s Iran, n Afghanistan through e Kazakhstan
Non breeding regionshort-distance movements

Common Linnet bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 2.
    Male, song, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Poland
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © Timo Tschentscher
    Germany
  • 4.
    Call, various calls, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 5.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Estonia
  • 6.
    Song, © Jerome Fischer
    Spain
  • 7.
    Call, song, © Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin
    Germany
  • 8.
    "turee" call, call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 9.
    Call, male, song, © Jordi Calvet
    Spain
  • 10.
    Begging call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Netherlands
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Linnet

Common Linnet subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Linaria cannabina autochthonaScotland-No
Linaria cannabina bellaMiddle East to Mongolia and nw China-No
Linaria cannabina cannabinaw, c, n Europe and w, sc Siberiato n Africa and sw AsiaNo
Linaria cannabina guentheriMadeira, Porto Santo and Desertas (Madeira group, nc Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Linaria cannabina hartertiFuerteventura, Lobos (just ne of Fuerteventura), Lanzarote, La Graciosa and Alegranza (just ne of Lanzarote; e Canary Is., c Macaronesia, w of n Africa)-No
Linaria cannabina meadewaldoiEl Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria (w, c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, w of n Africa)-No
Linaria cannabina mediterraneaIberian Pen., Italy, Greece, nw Africa and Mediterranean islands-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаҦраҳәаҧшь, Ҧраҳәаҧшь
AlbanianKërpëngrënës, Kërpngrënësi
Arabicالحسون التفاحي, حسون تفاحي, عصفور تفاحي, العصفور التفاحي
ArmenianԿանեփնուկ, Կանեփնոիկ, [Kanepnuk ]
AymaraCh'ayña
AzerbaijaniKətanquşu, adi kətanquşu, Kətan quşu, Adi kətan quşu
Bashkirтарма турғайы, киндер турғайы
BasqueTxoka arrunta, Passerell , Txoka arrunt
BelarusianКанаплянка
BretonLineg ruz, Linetig, Al lineg ruz
BulgarianОбикновено конопарче
CatalanCadernera, passerell comú, Passerell
Chinese[chì-xiong zhu-ding-que], 赤胸朱顶雀
Chinese (Traditional)赤胸朱頂雀, 朱胸朱頂雀
Chuvashпуса кайăкĕ, кантăр кайăкĕ
CornishLynek
CroatianObična juričica, Juricica, juričica
Czechkonopka obecná
DanishTornirisk
DutchKneu
Esperantokanaba kardelo, kanabeno
Estoniankanepilind
FaroeseLínigða, Línígða
Finnishhemppo
FrenchLinotte mélodieuse
FrisianRobyntsje
GalicianPasserell , Pintasilgo, liñaceiro común, Picacardos, Liñaceiro, Xílgaro
Georgianჩიტბატონა, ჭვინტა, მეკანაფია
GermanBluthaenfling, Bluthänfling, Haenfling, Hanfling, Hänfling
GreekΦαvέτo, Φανέτο, Τσακροσγάρτιλο, (Κοινό) Φανέτο
Hebrewתפוחית מצויה, תפוחית־ תפוחית מצויה, תפוחית
Hungariankenderike
IcelandicHörfinka
IrishGleoiseach, Glasán lín, Gealún creige
ItalianCardillo, Gardein, Fanello eurasiatico, Fanello
Japaneseムネアカヒワ, ムネアカヒウァ
Kazakhсоражөке, шымшық, шыбшық, Шоњайнақ, Пайыз торғай, шоңайнақ
LatvianKaņepju putniņš, kaņepītis
LithuanianPaprastasis civylis, eurazinis čivylis, Čivylis, Paprastasis čivylis
LuxembourgishFluessfénk, Fluesfénk
MacedonianШумско конопларче, конопјарче
MalteseĠojjin, Gojjin, ġojjin tal-warda
ManxUshag y Lieen, Fillip ny Kempey, Ushag y lhieen, Bytermyn
MongolianАлтан цэгцүүхэй, улаан зана, Улан цэгцүүхэй
Nepaliलिनेट
Northern SamiRuoivil
Norwegiantornirisk, Tornirisk
Norwegian NynorskTornirisk
Persianسهرۀ سینه‌سرخ, سهره سینه ‌سرخ, سهره سینه‌سرخ
Polishmakolągwa (zwyczajna), makolagwa, Makolągwa zwyczajna, Makolągwa
Portuguesepintarroxo, pintarroxo-europeu, pintaroxo, Pintarrôxo-comum, Pintarroxo-comum, Pintarrôxo(-comum), pintarroxo-de-bico-escuro
RomanianCânepar
RomanshChanvalin
RussianКоноплянка, Коноплянка обыкновенная, или Реполов, Konoplyanka, реполов
SerbianObicna juricica, Konopljarka, Коноплјарка, Конопљарка, Обична jуричица, Obična juričica, Обична јуричица
Slovakkonôpkár konopiar, Stehlík konopkár, Stehlâk konôpkár, stehlík konôpka, Stehlík konopka, Stehlík konopiar
Slovenianrepnik
SpanishPardillo común, Lúgano, Jilguero europeo, Pardillo Comun
Swedishhämpling
Tatarкиндер чыпчыгы
TurkishШонайнақ, Ketenkuşu
Turkmenkendir guşy
Ukrainianконоплянка
Uzbekканопчумчуғи, каноп чумчуқ
WelshLlinos, Gyrnad llwyd, Melynog, Aderyn cywarch, Brown y mynydd