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Yellow-eyed Junco

Junco phaeonotusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Sparrows (Emberizidae)

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General

Yellow-eyed Junco: Medium-sized sparrow with rufous back and upperwings, pale gray rump and head, and pale gray underparts. Bright yellow eyes contrast with dark face. Belly is white; tail is dark gray with white outer tail feathers. Bill has black upper mandible and pink lower mandible. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has brown eye; back, breast, and flanks are finely streaked.

Range and Habitat

Yellow-eyed Junco: Resident in mountains of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Preferred habitats include coniferous forests and pine-oak woods.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"weedle-weedle-weedle", "che-che-che-che-wee"

Interesting Facts

 A group of sparrows has many collective nouns, including "a crew of sparrows", "a flutter of sparrows", "a meinie of sparrows", "a quarrel of sparrows", and an "ubiquity of sparrows."



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Junco phaeonotus
Length6.25 Inches
Wingspan9.75 Inches

Yellow-eyed Junco

Yellow-eyed Junco: Medium sparrow with rufous back and upperwings, pale gray rump and head, and pale gray underparts. Bright yellow eyes contrast with dark face. The belly is white; tail is dark gray with white outer tail feathers. Bill has black upper mandible and pink lower mandible.

● Song: "weedle-weedle-weedle", "che-che-che-che-wee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Yellow-eyed Junco: Eats insects, seeds, berries, fruits, and flowers; forages on the ground, often by scratching.

● Breeding & nesting: Yellow-eyed Junco: Three to five pale gray to blue eggs marked with red brown are laid in a nest made of dried grass with a lining of fine grass and mammal hair. Female incubates eggs for 15 days.

● Similar species: Yellow-eyed Junco: Other juncos have dark eyes.

Flight Pattern

Short flights on rapidly beating wings alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides, repeated.
Yellow-eyed Junco Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Yellow-eyed Junco: Resident in mountains of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Preferred habitats include coniferous forests and pine-oak woods.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.7 Ounces