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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]] | |
| − | [[Image:Yellow- | + | ;[[:Category:Junco|Junco]] phaeonotus |
| + | '''Includes Mexican Junco, Chiapos Junco, Guatemala Junco | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13·5–17·2 cm (5¼-6¾ in) | |
| + | *Slate grey head and neck | ||
| + | *Blackish [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *Conical bill (dark upper mandible) | ||
| + | *Yellow eyes | ||
| + | *Rusty back | ||
| + | *White outer tail feathers | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[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]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are four subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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| + | *''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) | ||
| + | :*South-east [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=209441 Birdforum thread] discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-eyed Junco | ||
| + | #Google Books | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GSearch|Junco+phaeonotus}} |
| + | Search the Gallery using the common name: | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Yellow-eyed Junco"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Junco]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:21, 22 August 2022
- 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 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-eyed_Junco
External Links
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