Twite
Linaria flavirostris(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Twite
The Twite (Linaria flavirostris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Linaria flavirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Twite
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Linaria flavirostris pipilans
- Linaria flavirostris flavirostris
- Linaria flavirostris brevirostris
- Linaria flavirostris kirghizorum
- Linaria flavirostris korejevi
- Linaria flavirostris altaica
- Linaria flavirostris montanella
- Linaria flavirostris miniakensis
- Linaria flavirostris rufostrigata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla flavirostris
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1903, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 76.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.182
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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