Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina) perched on a wire fence, Cyprus

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The common linnet 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.

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Size: 4000px × 3052px
Location: Cyprus
Photo credit: © Ian Rutherford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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