Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Yellowhammer
The Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Emberizidae (Old World Buntings) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Emberiza citrinella
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellowhammer
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Emberiza citrinella caliginosa
- Emberiza citrinella citrinella
- Emberiza citrinella erythrogenys
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe ; type from Sweden, vide Hartert, 1904, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 167.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.177
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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