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Eurasian Linnet
Carduelis cannabina
(C. c. bella)
| Armenian Name: | Կանեփնուկ |
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See Plate 56 for Eurasian Linnet and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 13.5 cm, Wing Span:21-25.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 321. |
| Description: | Grayish bill. |
| Adult: | Male has red patches on forehead and breast, pale gray head, and brown-orange back and upperwings. Female is browner, streaked overall, and lacks red patches. |
| Juvenile: | Orange-brown above, off-white below, with dark streaks on head, back, breast, and flanks. |
| Similar Species: | Twite. |
| Behavior: | Gregarious outside breeding season. In spring, males form large "dawn choruses"; in summer, they sing individually from top of bush. |
| Habitat: | Open scrubby slopes and river gorges up to subalpine zone; reedbeds and tree plantations in migration. |
| Food: | Seeds, small invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of stems lined with feathers, wool, hair, and plant down in dense shrub. |
| Eggs: | 18 mm, 4-6, pale blue, pink spots. |
