linnets

Small brown finches

Linnets are small brownish finches found across Europe and western Asia, known for their melodious song.

The name appears frequently in poetry and folk songs, where linnets represent cheerful, carefree singing: She sang like a linnet.

A single bird is a linnet.

bird

songbird

Melodious perching avian

  • finchSmall seed-eating songbird
  • plumageBird's complete feather coat
  • feathersBird's lightweight covering

beak · warbling · twittering · nesting · breeding · aviary · ornithology · twitcher · ornithologist · birdwatching

habitat

hedgerow

Linear shrub boundary

grassland · gorse · moorland · thicket · countryside · meadow · bramble · conservation · ecosystem · biodiversity

flock

twit

Minor fool

congregation · cluster · grouping · collection · band · company · bevy · troop · aggregation · multitude

Opposites
predator-prey relationship

linnetshawks

Keen-eyed birds of prey

falcons · eagles · sparrowhawks · kestrels · owls

vocalization quality

linnetscrows

Large black corvids

ravens · jays · grackles · starlings · magpies

Family

linnet

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G