• Synonyms Eurasian Yellow Bunting, Eastern yellowhammer, Yellow Bunting, Yellowhammer Bunting, Eastern yellow bunting
  • Old latin name for bird Emberiza flava, Emberiza sylvestris, Emberiza septentrionalis

Yellowhammerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, calls of a perching bird, © Grzegorz Michalski
    Poland
  • 2.
    Flight call, song, © Rolf A. de By
    Netherlands
  • 3.
    Call, male, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 4.
    Call, © Timo Tschentscher
    France
  • 5.
    Male, song, © Nikolay Sariev
    Bulgaria
  • 6.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 7.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Yellowhammer

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion subarctic to s temperate montane w, c Palearctic edge and openings: British Isles, 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 region short-range to moderate southward movement to fields, orchards: to s Iberian Pen., Turkey, Israel, w Iran, s Kazakhstan to n Afghanistan

Yellowhammer subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Emberiza citrinella caliginosaw, n British Isles-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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianCerla verdhashe, Cërla verdhashe
Arabicدرسة ذهبية, الدرسة الصفراء زرزور جبل, الدرسة الصفراء
Armenian[Sovorakan Drakhtapan ], Սովորական Դրախտապան
AzerbaijaniAdi vələmirquşu, Boz qar quşu
Bashkirһоло турғайы, зинзибәр
BasqueBerdantza hori, Verderola, Berdantza horia
BelarusianЗвычайная стрынатка, Аўсянца, Стрынатка звычайная
BretonBrean melen, Plouzkerc'h, Ar breanig melen
BulgarianЖълта овесарка
Catalanverderola, Hortolà groc
Chinese黄鹀, [huang wu]
Chinese (Traditional)黃鵐
Chuvashахаль шĕпшĕл, лиç кайăк, шĕпшĕл
CornishMelenek eythyn, Melenek eythen
CroatianStrnadica žutovoljka, žuta strnadica
Czechstrnad obecný
DanishGulspurv
DutchGeelgors
Esperantoflava emberizo
Estoniantalvike
FaroeseGulspurvur
Finnishkeltasirkku
FrenchBruant jaune
FrisianGielfink
GalicianEscribidor amarelo, Escribenta amarela, Verderola
Georgianქეროზა, მოყვითალო გრატა, რუხი გულწითელა, ჩვეულებრივი გრატა
GermanGoldammer
GreekΧρυσοτσίχλονο, Χρυσoτσίχλovo, Κιτρινοπιτίλλα
Hebrewגבתון צהוב, נחליאלי צהוב, גיבתון צהוב
Hungariancitromsármány
IcelandicGultittlingur
IrishGealún buidhe, Buíóg, Buióg
ItalianZigolo giallo
Japaneseキアオジ
Kazakhкәдуілгі сарыторғай, Бөр бозторғай, Бөр бозшымшық, кәдімгі сарыторғай, Кәдімгі сұлыкеш
Korean금빛머리멧새, 노랑멧새
Latviandzeltenā stērste, Zirgu putns
Lithuaniangeltonoji starta
LuxembourgishGielemännchen, Giel Mësch
Macedonianжолтогрла стрнарка, Жолта овесарка, Жолта стрнарка
MalteseDurrajsa Safra
ManxUshag Vuigh, Buighag, Ushag wuigh
MongolianАлтан хөмрөг
Nepaliसुन बगेडी
Northern SamiFiskescizaš, Fiskescihci
NorwegianGrønskul, gulspurv, Gulskur
Norwegian NynorskGulsporv
Persianزردپره لیمویی, زردپرۀ لیمویی
Polishtrznadel, trznadel (zwyczajny), Trznadel żółtobrzuch, Trznadel zwyczajny
Portugueseescrevedeira-amarela, escrevedeira amarela
RomanianPresură galbenă
Romanshmarena d'aua, Marena d'aur
RussianОбыкновенная овсянка, Овсянка, Obyknovennaya Ovsyanka, Овсянка обыкновенная, Овсянка, обыкновенная овсянка
SerbianObična strnadica, Strnadica žutovoljka, Обична стрнадица, Obicna strnadica, žutovoljka, obina strnadica, Жутовољка
Slovakstrnádka žltá, strnádka obyčajná
Slovenianrumeni strnad
SpanishEscribano cerillo, Escribano cabeciblanco
Swedishgulsparv
TurkishSarı Çinte, Кәдімгі сұлыкеш, sary kirazkuşu, Sarı kirazkuşu
Turkmensüleçi, adaty süleçi
UkrainianЗвичайна вівсянка, Вівсянка звичайна , вівсянка звичайна
Uzbekоддий деҳқончумчуқ
WelshBras melyn, Penfelyn, Drinws felen, Melyr yr eithin, Ysgras, Y benfelen, Bras yr eithin, Llinos felen, Melyn yr eithin, Gwas y neidr