Baird's Junco - BirdForum Opus

Junco bairdi

Identification

14-15 cm, male and female similar

• head blue-grey with blackish lores
• underside pale grey with cinnamon to vinaceous flanks
• upperside mostly brown with a cinnamon wash
• tail and wings blackish to dark grey
• Eyes golden-yellow, bill yellowish flesh with darker culmen, legs pale

Distribution

Baja California Sur

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].
It was formerly considered conspecific with Yellow-eyed Junco.

Habitat

Arid to semi-arid woodland, both oak and pine-oak.

Behaviour

Breeding

The build an open nest of dried grass.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of insects, including arthropods, seeds and berries. Feeding is mostly on the ground.

Sounds

Song is a warble including trills and tinkles of about 1.5 to 2 second duration which reminds of a small wren and is described as "very different from mainland Yellow-eyed Junco". Singing is mostly from trees.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-eyed Junco
3. Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baird's Junco. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baird%27s_Junco

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