Yellowhammer
BIRDING ARAGÓNYellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
ES: Escribano cerillo
Description
L: 16cm; W:23-29cm;
Bird with a marked atlantic character. Breeding male with yellow head, chestnut “moustachial stripe”; reddish-brown back, streaked with brown; reddish-brown rump and tail coverts without streaks; bluish bill; in winter plumage is similar in appearance to the female but more yellow. Female browner, greener and more striated than the male. Juveniles are similar to females but browner.
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Resident
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Forest/High Mountain
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PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
La Jacetania; Sobrarbe; Ribagorza; Gúdar-Javalambre; Sierra de Albarracín
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO; LOS VALLES; POSETS – MALADETA; COLLARADA – IBÓN DE IP; VIÑAMALA; ALTO CINCA; COTIELLA – SIERRA FERRERA; EL TURBÓN Y SIERRA DE SÍS; SALVATIERRA – FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS; SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA Y PEÑA OROEL; SIERRA DE CANCIÁS – SILVES; SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA; MONTES DE ZUERA, CASTEJÓN DE VALDEJASA Y EL CASTELLAR; SIERRA DE ALCUBIERRE
