Rustic bunting vs Yellowhammer
The yellowhammer is heavier: 29.7 g against 20.5 g for the rustic bunting, about 45% more.
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Photo: Ómar Runólfsson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a rustic bunting and a yellowhammer?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The yellowhammer is heavier: 29.7 g against 20.5 g for the rustic bunting, about 45% more.
- Both belong to the genus Emberiza, so they are close relatives.
- The rustic bunting is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the yellowhammer is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Rustic bunting | Yellowhammer | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Emberiza rustica | Emberiza citrinella |
| Family | Emberizidae | Emberizidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 19.3 g – 20.5 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 | Near Threatened | 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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