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Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Small brown finch with bright red face and breast; streaked body. Non-native Bay Area visitor; eats small seeds from weeds and grasses.

Plants that support Eurasian Linnet

3 plants

American Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum

moderate

perennial herb

Year-round Californian seed-feeder on Epilobium and other herbaceous plants

Bay Area native

California Brome

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

moderate

grass

grass seeds supplement diet during breeding season

Bay Area native

Sitka Brome

Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus

critical

grass

Specialist seed eater; critical grassland resource especially late summer through winter

Bay Area native