---
title: "Fanello"
description: "Linaria cannabina — Uccelli. The common linnet or Eurasian linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eurasian-linnet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fanello

> Linaria cannabina — Uccelli. The common linnet or Eurasian linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Linaria cannabina*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 61207
- Wikidata: [Q27075852](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075852)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558634](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558634)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Linnet
- de: Bluthänfling
- es: Pardillo Común
- fr: Linotte mélodieuse
- it: Fanello
- nl: Kneu
- pt: Pintarroxo
- pl: Makolągwa (zwyczajna)

## Countries with the most observations

RU (18587), GB (6870), ES (5218), FR (4126), DE (4049), PT (1831), UA (1786), IT (1649), NL (933), DK (821), CZ (699), AT (678)

## Summary

The common linnet or Eurasian 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_linnet

## Photo

![Fanello](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-linnet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Patrascu Lucian-Marius · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109219633

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-linnet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).