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Yellow-eyed Junco
Junco phaeonotus
Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 20.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Genus Junco
- Species phaeonotus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-eyed Junco is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Yellow-eyed Junco is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) is a member of the Passerellidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sw USA to Guatemala.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.4 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 6.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 532,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-eyed Junco?
The Yellow-eyed Junco is a small bird that weighs around 20.4 g.
Where does the Yellow-eyed Junco live?
The Yellow-eyed Junco is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sw USA to Guatemala, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-eyed Junco belong to?
The Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-eyed Junco eat?
The Yellow-eyed Junco is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-eyed Junco migrate?
The Yellow-eyed Junco is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Yellow-eyed Junco endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-eyed Junco make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-eyed Junco — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-eyed Junco's range?
The Yellow-eyed Junco has a mapped global range of about 532,000 km².
Conservation
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