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Emberiza cirlus
Passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. Small bird, 15-16.5 cm in length, with a wing-span 22-22.5 cm. The male has a bright yellow head, with a black crown, eyestripe and throat, and a greenish breast band across its otherwise yellow underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is more buff colored with more linear face pattern, streaked grey-brown rump and chestnut shoulders. It has a thick seed-eater's bill. The monotonous song of the male is rattling trill.
Pine tree and evergreen forest. Dehesa de Valdelatas
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/500 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 1250. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash.
Spotted on Feb 26, 2015
Submitted on May 11, 2015
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