Common linnet

| genus = Linaria (bird) | species = cannabina | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms = *''Fringilla cannabina'' *''Carduelis cannabina'' | range_map = LinariaCannabinaIUCN2019 2.png | range_map_caption = Range of ''L. cannabina'' }}

The common 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. Provided by Wikipedia