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Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis

Dark-eyed junco
Dark-eyed junco
Dark-eyed junco
Dark-eyed junco
Dark-eyed junco

Size: 6.25 inches
Overall Color: gray sometimes buffy and brown
Occurrence: forest edges, open woods
Diet: seeds
Nest: cup on ground
Field Identification: dark head, neck;reddish brown back and sides, dark eye, white outer tail feathers, pale bill
Season: year-round


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: 81 Emberizidae (sparrows,juncos,towhees,some buntings)
Genus: Junco
Species: hyemalis

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