The Common Linnet is a slim finch that eats small seeds. Breeding males show red foreheads and breasts, and the birds may gather in winter flocks.
It is small and slim. Breeding males have red foreheads and breasts; females are browner, and males are much plainer in winter.
It uses its thick bill to eat small seeds. In winter it may flock with other finches on seed-rich farmland, flying with a bouncing, twittering flight.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.