Dark-eyed Junco
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New World Sparrows

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. The species is common across much of temperate North America and in summer it ranges far into the Arctic. It is a variable species, much like the related fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and its systematics are still not completely resolved.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.