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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", "tseek"

Interesting Facts

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

● 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.
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● 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