Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Where is it found?
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Farmland and heathland
Diet and foraging method
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Picks up seeds from the ground, sometimes perches on the stems of cereal crops to take grains.
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Key adaptations
Specialised beak for manipulating and opening seeds.
Social organisation and mating system
Flocks
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Monogamous pairs
Did you know that...?
The Yellowhammer used to be called a 'scribble lark', because their eggs are covered in fine dark lines that look like scribbles.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Goldammer Emberiza citrinella" by Andreas Trepte - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldammer_Emberiza_citrinella.jpg#/media/File:Goldammer_Emberiza_citrinella.jpg
"Emberiza citrinella 1 (Marek Szczepanek)" by Marek Szczepanek - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emberiza_citrinella_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg#/media/File:Emberiza_citrinella_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg
"Emberizacitrinellaeggs" by Notafly - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emberizacitrinellaeggs.JPG#/media/File:Emberizacitrinellaeggs.JPG
"1432 Birds 200" by Darjac (personal collection) - Scanned by Darjac. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1432_Birds_200.jpg#/media/File:1432_Birds_200.jpg
"Goldammer Emberiza citrinella" by Andreas Trepte - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldammer_Emberiza_citrinella.jpg#/media/File:Goldammer_Emberiza_citrinella.jpg
"Emberiza citrinella 1 (Marek Szczepanek)" by Marek Szczepanek - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emberiza_citrinella_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg#/media/File:Emberiza_citrinella_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg
"Emberizacitrinellaeggs" by Notafly - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emberizacitrinellaeggs.JPG#/media/File:Emberizacitrinellaeggs.JPG
"1432 Birds 200" by Darjac (personal collection) - Scanned by Darjac. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1432_Birds_200.jpg#/media/File:1432_Birds_200.jpg
