Description:

Smallish to medium-sized, brownish finch with grey or greyish head, conical bill and notched tail. Told from Twite by greyish crown and nape that contrast with a browner mantle, whitish lower rump and uppertail-coverts, and larger greyish bill. Forehead and breast are crimson on breeding male.

Distribution:

Rare and widespread winter visitor to the central parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly along Indus River. Occurs in open stony slopes, hills with scattered trees and light woodlands, edges of cultivation and meadows. Usually below 2500 m.

Behavior:

Forages mainly on ground (particularly in winter), also in low vegetation, bushes and low trees, especially thorny bushes; hops on ground. Often perches on bush tops for short periods. Eats mostly small to medium-sized seeds of a wide range of flowers and shrubs, also buds; also some invertebrates.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Eurasian Linnet in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Eurasian Linnet

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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