Linnets and Twite
Linaria
Linaria is a genus of small passerine birds in the finch family (Fringillidae) that contains the twite and the linnets. The genus name linaria is the Latin for a linen-weaver, from linum, "flax".
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Eurasian Linnet
speciesLinaria cannabina
Twite
speciesLinaria flavirostris
Yemen Linnet
speciesLinaria yemenensis
Warsangli Linnet
speciesLinaria johannis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 3 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.49
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.169
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.180
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.753
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.341
Description of Less Known and Rare Plants
Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.92
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.147
Garden of Health
1507 · p.195
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.195
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.430
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.429
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.754
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 558423.