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The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. The species is common across much of temperate North America and in summer it ranges far into the Arctic .
A pink-sided dark-eyed junco in Elizabeth, Colorado. A junco (/ ˈ dʒ ʌ ŋ k oʊ /), genus Junco, is a small North American bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species.
The dark-eyed junco doesn’t look the same in Colorado as it does in Oregon. “Everyone has a different flavor of junco they can see,” Rosenberg said. The species' appearance is among the most ...
The Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis) is a small bird in the New World sparrow family that is endemic to Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Baja California, Mexico. Many taxonomic authorities classified it in 2008 as a subspecies of the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). [2] [3] In 2016, it was re-classified as a full species. [4]
Adults have a rusty cap and grey underparts with a small dark spot on the breast. They have a rusty back with lighter stripes, brown wings with white bars and a slim tail. Their face is grey with a rusty line through the eye. Their flanks are splashed with light brown. They are similar in appearance to the chipping sparrow.
Dark-eyed junco; G. Guadalupe junco; V. Volcano junco; Y. Yellow-eyed junco This page was last edited on 9 December 2024, at 13:17 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Vagrancy also occurs in spring, and some species (e.g. white-throated sparrow and dark-eyed junco) do in fact have more records at this time than in autumn. Weather systems are thought to be the primary reason for the occurrence of birds in autumn; some birds seen in spring may simply be overshoots , although ship-assistance may also play a part.
Original – Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) female, Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada. Reason very large photo, already featured on Commons, lead image for two articles