Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer)
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Great Tit
Parus major
Bearded Reedling
Panurus biarmicus
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Yellowhammer sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellowhammer in Hortobágy National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellowhammer in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.