- Junco phaeonotus
Includes Mexican Junco, Chiapos Junco, Guatemala Junco
Identification
13·5–17·2 cm (5¼-6¾ in)
- Slate grey head and neck
- Blackish lores
- Conical bill (dark upper mandible)
- Yellow eyes
- Rusty back
- White outer tail feathers
Distribution
Southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are four subspecies[1]:
- J. p. phaeonotus (Mexican Junco):
- Central Mexico
- J. p. palliatus:
- Northern Mexico, south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico (this form sometimes included within the previous)
- J. p. fulvescens (Chiapas Junco)
- South-east Mexico
- J. p. alticola (Guatemala Junco)
Baird's Junco has in the past been viewed as a subspecies of this species.
Habitat
Mountainous conifer and pine-oak forests.
Behaviour
Breeding
The build an open nest of dried grass. The clutch consists of 3-5 pale grey or bluish-white eggs. There are usually 2-3 broods a year. Incubation takes 15 days, and the young fledge 2 weeks later.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects, including arthropods, seeds and berries.
References
- 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/
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-eyed Junco
- Google Books
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-eyed Junco. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-eyed_Junco
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