Yellowhammer bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEastern yellowhammer, Yellow Bunting, Yellowhammer Bunting, Eurasian Yellow Bunting, Eastern yellow bunting
Old latin name for birdEmberiza flava, Emberiza sylvestris, Emberiza septentrionalis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyBuntings / Emberizidae
GenusEmberiza
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionsubarctic to s temperate montane w, c Palearctic edge and openings; British Is., n Scandinavia to n Iberian Pen., e through subarctic Russia to c Siberia, s through montane n Mediterranean region, Balkans and Caucasus, e through n Kazakhstan and far nc Mongolia
Non breeding regionshort-range to moderate southward movement to fields, orchards: to s Iberian Pen., Turkey, Israel, w Iran, s Kazakhstan to n Afghanistan

Yellowhammer bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Annette Hamann
    Germany
  • 2.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 3.
    Flight call, song, © Rolf A. de By
    Netherlands
  • 4.
    Call, male, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 5.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 6.
    Call, © Timo Tschentscher
    France
  • 7.
    Call, © Nikolay Sariev
    Bulgaria
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Nikolay Sariev
    Bulgaria
  • 9.
    Male, song, © Nikolay Sariev
    Bulgaria
  • 10.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Emberiza citrinella caliginosaw, n British Is.-No
Emberiza citrinella citrinellase England and w continental Europe to nw Russia and Poland s to the Balkans-No
Emberiza citrinella erythrogenyse Europe to sc Siberia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianCërla verdhashe, Cerla verdhashe
Arabicالدرسة الصفراء زرزور جبل, درسة ذهبية, الدرسة الصفراء
Armenian[Sovorakan Drakhtapan ], Սովորական Դրախտապան
AzerbaijaniAdi vələmirquşu, Boz qar quşu
Bashkirһоло турғайы, зинзибәр
BasqueBerdantza horia, Verderola, Berdantza hori
BelarusianЗвычайная стрынатка, Стрынатка звычайная, Аўсянца
BretonBrean melen, Ar breanig melen, Plouzkerc'h
BulgarianЖълта овесарка
Catalanverderola, Hortolà groc
Chinese[huang wu], 黄鹀
Chinese (Traditional)黃鵐
Chuvashшĕпшĕл, лиç кайăк, ахаль шĕпшĕл
CornishMelenek eythen, Melenek eythyn
CroatianStrnadica žutovoljka, žuta strnadica
Czechstrnad obecný
DanishGulspurv
DutchGeelgors
Esperantoflava emberizo
Estoniantalvike
FaroeseGulspurvur
Finnishkeltasirkku
FrenchBruant jaune
FrisianGielfink
GalicianEscribenta amarela, Escribidor amarelo, Verderola
Georgianჩვეულებრივი გრატა, მოყვითალო გრატა, ქეროზა, რუხი გულწითელა
GermanGoldammer
GreekΧρυσοτσίχλονο, Χρυσoτσίχλovo, Κιτρινοπιτίλλα
Hebrewגיבתון צהוב, נחליאלי צהוב, גבתון צהוב
Hungariancitromsármány
IcelandicGultittlingur
IrishBuíóg, Gealún buidhe, Buióg
ItalianZigolo giallo
Japaneseキアオジ
Kazakhкәдімгі сарыторғай, кәдуілгі сарыторғай, Кәдімгі сұлыкеш, Бөр бозторғай, Бөр бозшымшық
Korean금빛머리멧새, 노랑멧새
LatvianZirgu putns, dzeltenā stērste
Lithuaniangeltonoji starta
LuxembourgishGielemännchen, Giel Mësch
Macedonianжолтогрла стрнарка, Жолта овесарка, Жолта стрнарка
MalteseDurrajsa Safra
ManxUshag Vuigh, Ushag wuigh, Buighag
MongolianАлтан хөмрөг
Nepaliसुन बगेडी
Northern SamiFiskescizaš, Fiskescihci
Norwegiangulspurv, Grønskul, Gulspurv, Gulskur
Norwegian NynorskGulsporv
Persianزردپرۀ لیمویی, زردپره لیمویی
Polishtrznadel (zwyczajny), trznadel, Trznadel żółtobrzuch, Trznadel zwyczajny
Portugueseescrevedeira amarela, escrevedeira-amarela
RomanianPresură galbenă
Romanshmarena d'aua, Marena d'aur
RussianОвсянка, Obyknovennaya Ovsyanka, Овсянка обыкновенная, Обыкновенная овсянка
SerbianObicna strnadica, Обична стрнадица, obina strnadica, Obična strnadica, Жутовољка, žutovoljka, Strnadica žutovoljka
Slovakstrnádka žltá, strnádka obyčajná
Slovenianrumeni strnad
SpanishEscribano cerillo, Escribano cabeciblanco
Swedishgulsparv
TurkishSarı Çinte, Sarı kirazkuşu, sary kirazkuşu, Кәдімгі сұлыкеш
Turkmensüleçi, adaty süleçi
Ukrainianвівсянка звичайна, Звичайна вівсянка, Вівсянка звичайна
Uzbekоддий деҳқончумчуқ
WelshMelyn yr eithin, Gwas y neidr, Bras melyn, Melyr yr eithin, Llinos felen, Penfelyn, Ysgras, Y benfelen, Bras yr eithin, Drinws felen