Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer)
Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellowhammer in Abel Tasman National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Yellowhammer sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 85 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellowhammer in Abel Tasman National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellowhammer in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.