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Twite

Linaria flavirostris

Classification

Class
Aves

The twite (Linaria flavirostris) is a small brown passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is a partially migratory species that is found in a strongly disjunct distribution in northern Europe, and in Asian mountains from eastern Turkey to Nepal, western China and Mongolia. It mainly feeds on small seeds but occasionally also feeds on insects.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 7,951Netherlands · 6,086Germany · 1,045France · 76Belgium · 48Italy · 2Luxembourg · 1Spain · 1