Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella· 鹀科(1 photos)
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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.
