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Common Name

Yellowhammer

Alternate Names

Common Type

Yellowhammer

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Emberizidae

Genus

Emberiza

Species

citrinella

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain,

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Dry, open country with a range of vegetation and some trees.

Distribution and Range

Throughout Europe and N E Asia. Introduced in New Zealand and Australia.

Food

Forages on the ground for seed but includes invertebrates to its diet during breeding season.

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Bird

Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer

Passeriformes

Emberizidae

Emberiza

citrinella

Least Concern

Britain,

Three Sub Species

Resident

Dry, open country with a range of vegetation and some trees.

Throughout Europe and N E Asia. Introduced in New Zealand and Australia.

Forages on the ground for seed but includes invertebrates to its diet during breeding season.

Has benefitted from traditional agriculture which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees