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Linnet Carduelis cannabina [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
LI , LINNE
EURING No:
16600
Number in Britain:
535 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
2 Concern, most in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
autochthona (RB), cannabina (RBW) recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 19 g
Scientific name from:
L.: carduelis =the goldfinch
and L.: cannabis =hemp
World Distribution:
Europe, n Africa, w&c Asia
Habitat:
Open country, farmland
Diet:
Small to medium weed seeds of open ground (nestlings as well)
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
535 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Coastal Habitat
Also common in:
Arable Farmland
And found in:
Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Villages
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
10 to 27 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(III), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
18 x 13 mm
Egg Weight:
1.7 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
404
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.71 ± 0.66 (2 - 7) N = 3939
Incubation:
13 - 14 days
12.84 ± 1.49 (10 - 16) N = 3939
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 14 days
13.21 ± 1.65 (10 - 17) N = 4237
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
13 May (20 Apr - 13 Jul)
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
5038
Adult Survival:
0.371
Juvenile Survival:
0.34 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
8yr3m
(France: 9yr 5m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
80.5 ± 2.2
Range
77 - 84 mm, N =11433
Juvenile:
80.7 ± 2.4
77 - 84 mm, N =5943
Male:
81.4 ± 2.0
78 - 85 mm, N =5937
Female:
79.4 ± 2.0
76 - 82 mm, N =5389
Weight
Adult:
18.79 ± 1.51
Range
16.50 - 21.40 g , N =9714
Juvenile:
19.15 ± 1.74
16.50 - 22.10 g , N =4839
Male:
19.04 ± 1.51
16.90 - 21.60 g , N =5075
Female:
18.52 ± 1.46 .
16.30 - 21.00 g , N =4553
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common Linnet
Previously Acanthis cannabina
Gaelic:
Gealan-lìn
Welsh:
Llinos
Danish:
Tornirisk
Dutch:
Kneu
Finnish:
Hemppo
French:
Linotte mélodieuse
German:
Bluthänfling
Hungarian:
Kenderike
Icelandic:
Hörfinka
Irish:
Gleoiseach
Italian:
Fanello
Norwegian:
Tornirisk
Polish:
Makolagwa
Portuguese:
Pintarrôxo-comum
Spanish:
Pardillo común
Swedish:
Hämpling
Local Names: Lintie
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
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