Pine bunting vs Yellowhammer
The yellowhammer is heavier: 29.7 g against 28.5 g for the pine bunting, about 4% more.
Photo: Jargal Lamjav from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a pine bunting and a yellowhammer?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The yellowhammer is heavier: 29.7 g against 28.5 g for the pine bunting, about 4% more.
- Both belong to the genus Emberiza, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Pine bunting | Yellowhammer | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Emberiza leucocephalos | Emberiza citrinella |
| Family | Emberizidae | Emberizidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 26.4 g – 28.5 g | 29.7 g – 31.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 13 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | seeds |
| Habitat | forest | shrubland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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