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- 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
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly considered conspecific with Yellow-eyed Junco.
Habitat
Behaviour
Breeding
The build an open nest of dried grass.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects, including arthropods, seeds and berries.
Sounds
Songs 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"
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baird's Junco. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baird%27s_Junco
