THE YELLOW BUNTING 



Emberiza citrinella 



This is by far the commonest Bunting in our 

 islands, universally distributed, and breeding in all 

 suitable localities, including the Orkneys and the 

 Hebrides, but not the Shetlands. Outside our area 

 the Yellow Bunting is generally dispersed over the 

 European continent, as far north as land extends 

 in the west, but in the east not beyond lat. 65^°, 

 whilst in Western Siberia, in the valley of the Obi, 

 its northern limit appears to be lat. 64°. It is a 

 resident in Central Europe, a summer migrant to 

 the more northern areas, and only a winter migrant 

 to the south of Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula 

 to Asia Minor. Its winter range also includes 

 North-west Turkestan and North-west Persia, but 

 no part of continental Africa, although the bird is 

 said to be a resident in Teneriffe. 



The Yellow Bunting is one of the most showily 



dressed of our native songsters, easily recognized 



by its bright yellow crown. It is also very ubiquitous 

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