Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
📅 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 Mercantour National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Yellowhammer sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellowhammer in Mercantour National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellowhammer in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.