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[[Image:Yellow-eyed-Junco.gus.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|UncleGus_24|UncleGus_24}}<br />Madera Canyon, [[Arizona]], December 2014]]
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[[Image:Yellow-eyed_Junco.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Michael W<br />Photo taken: Sawmill Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.]]
 
 
;[[:Category:Junco|Junco]] phaeonotus
 
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'''Includes Mexican Junco, Baird's Junco, Chiapos Junco, Guatemala Junco
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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14cm. Conical bill with dark upper mandible, yellow eyes, dark lores, grey head and breast, rusty back, white outer tail feathers.
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13·5–17·2 cm (5¼-6¾ in)
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*Slate grey head and neck
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*Blackish [[Topography#Heads|lores]]
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*Conical bill (dark upper mandible)
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*Yellow eyes
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*Rusty back
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*White outer tail feathers
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:IMG 0568 editted-2a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|akuiper|akuiper}}<br />Portal, [[Arizona]], [[USA]], March 2006]]
 
Southeastern [[Arizona]] and southwestern [[New Mexico]], [[Mexico]], and [[Guatemala]].
 
Southeastern [[Arizona]] and southwestern [[New Mexico]], [[Mexico]], and [[Guatemala]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
 
There are five subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are five subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
  
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* Mexican Junco,  ''Junco phaeonotus phaeonotus'' - central [[Mexico]]
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*''J. p. phaeonotus'' (Mexican Junco):
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* ''Junco phaeonotus palliatus'' -  northern [[Mexico]], southeastern [[Arizona]] and southwestern [[New Mexico]] (this form sometimes included within the previous)
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:*Central [[Mexico]]
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* Baird's Junco, ''Junco phaeonotus bairdi'' -  [[Baja California Sur]]  
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*''J. p. palliatus'':
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* Chiapas Junco, ''Junco phaeonotus fulvescens'' - southeast [[Mexico]].
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:*Northern [[Mexico]], south-eastern [[Arizona]] and south-western [[New Mexico]] (this form sometimes included within the previous)
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* Guatemala Junco, ''Junco phaeonotus alticola'' group - southeast [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]].  
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*''J. p. bairdi'' (Baird's Junco):
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:* [[Baja California Sur]]  
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*''J. p. fulvescens'' (Chiapas Junco)
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:*South-east [[Mexico]]
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*''J. p. alticola'' (Guatemala Junco)
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:*South-east [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]].  
  
 
Baird's Junco has in the past been viewed as a full species; it differs significantly in song from the two nearest populations.  
 
Baird's Junco has in the past been viewed as a full species; it differs significantly in song from the two nearest populations.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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High mountain areas.
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Mountainous conifer and pine-oak forests.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
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It builds an open nest of dried grass. 3-5 pale grey or bluish-white eggs are laid and there are 2-3 broods a year.  Incubation takes 15 days, and the young fledge 2 weeks later.  
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====Breeding====
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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.  
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The diet includes seeds, berries and insects.
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====Diet====
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The diet consists mostly of insects, including arthropods, seeds and berries.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=209441 Birdforum thread] discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-eyed Junco
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=209441 Birdforum thread] discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-eyed Junco
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#Google Books
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 23:43, 29 September 2015

Photo by UncleGus_24
Madera Canyon, Arizona, December 2014
Junco phaeonotus

Includes Mexican Junco, Baird's 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

Photo by akuiper
Portal, Arizona, USA, March 2006

Southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are five subspecies[1]:

  • J. p. phaeonotus (Mexican Junco):
  • J. p. palliatus:
  • Northern Mexico, south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico (this form sometimes included within the previous)
  • J. p. bairdi (Baird's Junco):
  • J. p. fulvescens (Chiapas Junco)
  • J. p. alticola (Guatemala Junco)

Baird's Junco has in the past been viewed as a full species; it differs significantly in song from the two nearest populations.

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

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-eyed Junco
  3. Google Books
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)

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External Links

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