A junco, genus Junco, is a small North American bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting betw
Junco hyemalis hyemalis CT2
A pink-sided dark-eyed junco in Elizabeth, Colorado
The yellow-eyed junco is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from the southwestern United States to Guatemala.
Junco
…on the ground or low in a shrub or tree. The genus Junco was introduced in 1831 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler for a single species, the yellow-eyed junco. The yellow-eyed junco is therefore now the type species. The genus name is from Latin iuncus meaning 'rush'. The genus contains five species…