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Yellow-eyed Junco
Junco phaeonotus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Diana Doyle (XC475586). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Rufous-backed RobinTurdus rufopalliatus
Brown-backed SolitaireMyadestes occidentalis
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
American RobinTurdus migratorius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Volcano JuncoJunco vulcani
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 118,625 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 3,526 |
| Arizona | 2,915 |
| Mexico | 566 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 310 |
| Texas | 282 |
| New Mexico | 243 |
| Oaxaca | 238 |
| Guanajuato | 220 |
| Chihuahua | 161 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows · Passerellidae |
| Genus | Juncos · Junco |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-eyed Junco with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.