#0652 · 🐦 birds

Yellowhammer

🇳🇱 Geelgors ·Emberiza citrinella

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and introduced to New Zealand, Australia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. 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 underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the...

base stats

NL sightings 285iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 60,073iNaturalist observations
weight 2.9 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).