Saturday, November 20, 2010

Eurasia Linnet - Carduelis Cannabina

Description:
Size: 5.25"
Adult male: gray head, warm brown mantle and back, crimson forehad and breast patch; white flash in open wing.
Adult female: duller brown than male, with darker streaks; pale face and underparts streaked dark brown.
Call: rapid, trilling, 'chi chi chi chit', also gives a very soft or subdued 'too tee' or 'too hwee' during breeding season, a sharp 'tsooeet' is given as an alrm or anxiety call.
Song: is a soft and varied musical warble interspersed with twitters and trills.

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