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The Common Linnet is a small songbird found across Europe and western Asia that belongs to the finch family. It matters as an important indicator of the health of farmland and grassland ecosystems, and its populations have declined significantly in recent decades due to changes in agricultural practices.
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The common linnet or Eurasian 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.
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