Juncos
Junco
A junco /ˈdʒʌŋkoʊ/, genus Junco, is a small North American bird. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species. Despite having a name that appears to derive from the Spanish term for the plant genus Juncus (rushes), these birds are seldom found among rush plants, as these prefer wet ground, while juncos like dry soil.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Dark-eyed Junco
speciesJunco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed Junco
speciesJunco phaeonotus
Volcano Junco
speciesJunco vulcani
Baird's Junco
speciesJunco bairdi
Guadalupe Junco
speciesJunco insularis
Dark-eyed × Yellow-eyed Junco
hybridJunco hyemalis × phaeonotus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 10093.