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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Verified source photographBecky MatsubaraCC-BY · View source
PRB-0324Passeriformes

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco Ojioscuro

Junco hyemalis

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

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. It is a variable species, much like the related fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and its systematics are still not completely resolved.

FamilyPasserellidaeNew World Sparrows
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsWoodland
Primary dietSeedGranivore
Average mass20.533333333333335 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratory; Altitudinal migrant; Sedentary / residentGeneralist

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Spectrogram of Dark-eyed Junco: call
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Sound recorded by Greg Irving · XC1072498 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Dark-eyed Junco

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. It is a variable species, much like the related fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and its systematics are still not completely resolved.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–4000 m
Nest
Burrow / ground cavity; Crevice; Other bird's nest; Cup / bowl · Ground; Rock; Building; Tree; Shrub / bush / vine; Animal / bird nest
Clutch
3–5 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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