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Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota Acanthis and allied genera esp the common European species Linota cannabina which in full summer plumage is chestnut brown above with the breast more or less crimson The feathers of its head are grayish brown tipped with crimson Called also gray linnet red linnet rose linnet brown linnet lintie lintwhite gorse thatcher linnet finch and greater redpoll The American redpoll linnet Acanthis linaria often has the crown and throat rosy See Redpoll and Twite...
Redpoll
Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis formerly AEliggiothus native of Europe and America The adults have the crown red or rosy The male of the most common species Acanthis linarius has also the breast and rump rosy Called also redpoll linnet See Illust under Linnet...
Carduelinae
a subfamily of birds consisting of the old world finches many of which have taken up residence in the Americas it is a subgroup of finches used in some classifications in which the Fringillidae are divided into two subfamilies the Carduelinae including the goldfinches siskins redpolls crossbills and linnets and Fringillinae the brambling and the chaffinches The siskins and goldfinches have migrated as far south as the southern end of South America...
Carduelis
the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the Fringillidae used in some classifications It includes the goldfinches such as the American goldfinch Cardulis tristis and the European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis siskins redpolls and linnets as well as the common northern cardinal Carduelis cardinalis also called the cardinal bird...
Fringillidae
A natural family of birds of the finch group having short conical bills adapted for eating seeds including finches goldfinches bullfinches chaffinches siskins canaries cardinals grosbeaks crossbills linnets and buntings This family at one time included the sparrows of the family Emberizinae but has more recently been restricted in usage...
Greenfinch
A European finch Ligurinus chloris called also green bird green linnet green grosbeak green olf greeny and peasweep...
Lintie
See Linnet...
Redfinch
The European linnet...
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