Order Passeriformes Higher classification Junco | Phylum Chordata Family Emberizidae Scientific name Junco phaeonotus Rank Species | |
Similar Bird, Junco, Rufous‑winged sparrow, Canyon towhee, Botteri's sparrow | ||
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The yellow-eyed junco (Junco phaeonotus) is a species of junco, small American sparrows. It is the only North American junco with yellow eyes.
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Its range is primarily in Mexico, extending into some of the mountains of the southern tips of the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico. Not generally migratory, but sometimes moves to nearby lower elevations during winter. The female species lays three to five pale gray or bluish-white eggs in an open nest of dried grass two to three times a year. Incubation takes 15 days, and when hatched, the chicks are ready the leave the nest two weeks later. This bird's diet consists mainly of seeds, berries and insects.
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Systematics
Similar to the situation in the dark-eyed junco, this species's systematics is still in need of much research before they can be considered resolved. Four subspecies groups are usually distinguished. These are, north to south:
