Juncos

Birds of North America

Emberizidae

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Juncos

There are two species of juncos in North America. The Yellow-eyed Junco is a single species, where as the Dark-eyed Junco has at least seven sub-species in its group.They are the Canadian Rocky Mountains Junco, Gray-headed Junco, Oregon Junco, Pink-sided Junco, Red-backed Junco, Slate-colored Junco and the White-winged Junco.

Juncos behave in the same fashion as sparrows. Seen most often on the forest floors, where they spend their days searching through the fallen leaves for insects and other foods. In early spring and later in the fall, these same birds will show up at the backyard bird feeders as they migrate to their summer or winter grounds.

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the Juncos of North America
Canadian Rocky Mountain Junco	Gray-headed Junco	Oregon Junco
Pink-sided Junco	Slate-colored Junco