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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Fringillidae > Genus: Linaria > Species: Linaria flavirostris

Twite - Linaria flavirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	13 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A477

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE2210401	Germany	Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer	Map
DE3532401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Map
DE5314303	Germany	NSG Krombachtalsperre	Map
FI0403001	Finland	Kirkkojärvi	Map
FI0800134	Finland	Kristiinankaupungin saaristo	Map
FI1000003	Finland	Rummelön-Harrbådan	Map
FI1100203	Finland	Isomatala-Maasyvänlahti	Map
FI1100204	Finland	Ojakylänlahti ja Kengänkari	Map
IT1160021	Italy	Gruppo del Tenibres	Map
DE0916491	Germany	Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete	Map
PLB080004	Poland	Dolina Środkowej Odry	Map
FI0700025	Finland	Värtsilän laakso (SPA)	Map
AT1202V00	Austria	March-Thaya-Auen	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. (Carduelis flavirostris)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (Carduelis flavirostris)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Berghänfling	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Fanello nordico	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Frater	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Linotte à bec jaune	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pardillo Piquigualdo	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pintarrôxo-de-bico-amarelo	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sárgacsõrû kenderike	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Twite	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vinterhämpling	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vuorihemppo	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Carduelis flavirostris	(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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