Yellowhammer
CommonGBIF 2.2·Dongniao Rarity Index5.13
Yellowhammer（学名：Emberiza citrinella），是雀形目鹀科鹀属的鸟类。雀形目的一种小型鸣禽，以其明亮的黄色头部和棕红色臀部著称。广泛分布于欧亚大陆，从英国至西伯利亚中部，南至地中海北部山脉和北非部分地区。在中国极为少见，仅见于华北平原、北京、昌黎、新疆天山山地等地。
Yellowhammer
15.5 - 17 cm. Brown-olive upperparts with black streaks, unstreaked chestnut rump; yellow underparts with brown streaks, long tail with white corners visible in flight; smallish finch-like bill with blue-grey lower mandible; primaries edged yellow. breeding male: bright yellow head with few markings, rufous wash on breast.
- Voice
- Harsh 'tszeep'. Charcteristic song usually rendered as 'little-bit-of-bread-and-no-cheese'.
- Habitat
- Edges of woodland, brush, wooded pasture, heaths.
- Range & Status
- Introduced New Zealand. Vagrant Lord Howe I.
