yellowhammer

[yel-oh-ham-er] /ˈyɛl oʊˌhæm ər/
noun
1.
a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.
2.
Chiefly Southern U.S. a flicker, Colaptes auratus, having yellow wing and tail linings.
Origin
1550-60; earlier also yelamber, yelambre, probably continuing Old English *geolu-amore, equivalent to geolu yellow + amore presumably, the bunting (cognate with Old Saxon amer, Old High German amaro; see emberizine); forms with -h- perhaps reflect blending with another etymon, later conformed to hammer (compare dial. yellowham)
Examples from the web for yellowhammer
  • For example, if you are trying to call bobcats you could use a cottontail distress or yellowhammer woodpecker tape.
British Dictionary definitions for yellowhammer

yellowhammer

/ˈjɛləʊˌhæmə/
noun
1.
a European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, having a yellowish head and body and brown streaked wings and tail
2.
(US & Canadian) the yellow-shafted flicker, an American woodpecker See flicker2
Word Origin
C16: of uncertain origin