Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Perching
Length: 5 in. (16 cm )
Calculated to be the second most common land bird in North America, during the winter the Dark-eyed Junco is readily seen. It usually travels in small flocks and associates with other species of small birds. It is also a frequent visitor to seed feeders. During the summer pairs occupy territories in open coniferous and deciduous forest. Its nest is in a protected depression on the forest floor and lined with grass, moss and twigs. The young are fed insects. Several distinctive color forms nest in different parts of North America, but in the winter, junco flocks can often have representatives of several geographic forms together.
The four-digit banding code is DEJU.
Male |
Male |
Male |
Agricultural
Fir forest
Mesquite bosque
Riparian / River forest
Savanna
Shrubs
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Dark-eyed Junco
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/dark-eyed-junco
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Dark-eyed Junco. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/dark-eyed-junco
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Dark-eyed Junco". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/dark-eyed-junco
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Dark-eyed Junco". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/dark-eyed-junco
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