Reference photo — Ómar Runólfsson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Emberizidae
- Size
- 16–16.5 cm (length)
- Weight
- 20–36 g
- Diet
- Seed eater
- Lifespan
- 3–6 yrs
- Habitat
- Farmland, Hedgerows, Scrub
About
The yellowhammer is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump, and yellow under parts.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.