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Primary Traits
29.7 g
600 m - 900 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Emberiza citrinella
English name
Yellowhammer
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Emberizidae
Genus
Emberiza
Species
citrinella
Data source
SPBU, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
26 g
Maximum female mass
34 g
Minimum male mass
27 g
Maximum male mass
35 g
Minimum unsexed mass
20 g
Maximum unsexed mass
37 g
Average mass
29.7 g
Minimum elevation
0 m
Typical lower elevation
600 m
Typical upper elevation
900 m
Maximum elevation
2,000 m
Elevation range
300 m
Typical elevation
750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Woodland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Ground, Shrub/Bush/Vine
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
11 d
Maximum fledging period
13 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
12 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Sedentary