Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella
Buntings (Emberizidae)

♂

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Greenish yellow and brown marked bird. ♂ has a bright yellow head, breast and belly in summer accompanied by a red-brown collar. The wings are brown marked and the rump is red-brown, the undersurface of the tail is yellow ending in a white V-shape. In winter the ♂ is paler like the ♀, but with more stripes on the face. 

Often seen in groups together with sparrows and chaffinches.

⇔ l. 16-17 cm

LA:
≈ The MOTACILLA CITREOLA (Citrine wagtail) has a yellow head as well but a longer beak and the back is grey instead of brown.

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