Common Linnet bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrown Linnet, Linnet, European Linnet, Eurasian Linnet
Old latin name for birdCannabina minor, Carduelis cannabina, Fringilla cannabina, Acanthis cannabinus, Acanthis cannabina, Cannabina linota, Cannabina major, Linaria vulgaris
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
AlbanianKërpngrënësi, Kërpëngrënës
Arabicالعصفور التفاحي, حسون تفاحي, عصفور تفاحي, الحسون التفاحي
Armenian[Kanepnuk ], Կանեփնոիկ, Կանեփնուկ
AymaraCh'ayña
AzerbaijaniKətan quşu, Kətanquşu, Adi kətan quşu, adi kətanquşu
Bashkirкиндер турғайы, тарма турғайы
BasqueTxoka arrunt, Txoka arrunta, Passerell
BelarusianКанаплянка
BretonLinetig, Lineg ruz, Al lineg ruz
BulgarianОбикновено конопарче
CatalanCadernera, Passerell , passerell comú
Chinese[chì-xiong zhu-ding-que], 赤胸朱顶雀
Chinese (Traditional)朱胸朱頂雀, 赤胸朱頂雀
Chuvashпуса кайăкĕ, кантăр кайăкĕ
CornishLynek
Croatianjuričica, Obična juričica, Juricica
Czechkonopka obecná
DanishTornirisk
DutchKneu
Esperantokanabeno, kanaba kardelo
Estoniankanepilind
FaroeseLínigða, Línígða
Finnishhemppo
FrenchLinotte mélodieuse
FrisianRobyntsje
Galicianliñaceiro común, Picacardos, Xílgaro, Liñaceiro, Passerell , Pintasilgo
Georgianჩიტბატონა, მეკანაფია, ჭვინტა
GermanBluthänfling, Hanfling, Hänfling, Bluthaenfling, Haenfling
GreekΤσακροσγάρτιλο, (Κοινό) Φανέτο, Φαvέτo, Φανέτο
Hebrewתפוחית, תפוחית־ תפוחית מצויה, תפוחית מצויה
Hungariankenderike
IcelandicHörfinka
IrishGleoiseach, Gealún creige, Glasán lín
ItalianCardillo, Gardein, Fanello, Fanello eurasiatico
Japaneseムネアカヒワ, ムネアカヒウァ
KazakhПайыз торғай, шоңайнақ, шымшық, шыбшық, соражөке, Шоњайнақ
Latviankaņepītis, Kaņepju putniņš
LithuanianPaprastasis čivylis, Čivylis, Paprastasis civylis, eurazinis čivylis
LuxembourgishFluesfénk , Fluessfénk
MacedonianШумско конопларче, конопјарче
MalteseGojjin, ġojjin tal-warda, Ġojjin
ManxUshag y lhieen, Bytermyn, Fillip ny Kempey, Ushag y Lieen
Mongolianулаан зана, Улан цэгцүүхэй, Алтан цэгцүүхэй
Nepaliलिनेट
Northern SamiRuoivil
Norwegiantornirisk, Tornirisk
Norwegian NynorskTornirisk
Persianسهرۀ سینه‌سرخ, سهره سینه ‌سرخ, سهره سینه‌سرخ
PolishMakolągwa, makolągwa (zwyczajna), makolagwa, Makolągwa zwyczajna
Portuguesepintarroxo, pintarroxo-de-bico-escuro, pintaroxo, Pintarrôxo-comum, Pintarroxo-comum, Pintarrôxo(-comum), pintarroxo-europeu
RomanianCânepar
RomanshChanvalin
RussianKonoplyanka, или Реполов, Коноплянка обыкновенная, реполов, Коноплянка
SerbianObicna juricica, Obična juričica, Обична јуричица, Коноплјарка, Konopljarka, Конопљарка, Обична jуричица
SlovakStehlík konopka, Stehlík konopkár, Stehlík konopiar, konôpkár konopiar, stehlík konôpka, Stehlâk konôpkár
Slovenianrepnik
SpanishLúgano, Jilguero europeo, Pardillo común, Pardillo Comun
Swedishhämpling
Tatarкиндер чыпчыгы
TurkishШонайнақ, Ketenkuşu
Turkmenkendir guşy
Ukrainianконоплянка
Uzbekканопчумчуғи, каноп чумчуқ
WelshAderyn cywarch, Llinos, Brown y mynydd, Gyrnad llwyd, Melynog