| Common linnet | |
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| Male in breeding plumage | |
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| Female
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Linaria |
| Species: | L. cannabina
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| Binomial name | |
| Linaria cannabina | |
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| Range of L. cannabina Breeding Resident Non-breeding
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The common linnet (Linaria cannabina) 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Linaria cannabina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720441A132139778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720441A132139778.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.