Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Dark-eyed Junco
The Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Junco hyemalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Junco hyemalis aikeni
- Junco hyemalis hyemalis
- Junco hyemalis carolinensis
- Junco hyemalis cismontanus
- Junco hyemalis oreganus
- Junco hyemalis shufeldti
- Junco hyemalis montanus
- Junco hyemalis thurberi
- Junco hyemalis pinosus
- Junco hyemalis pontilis
- Junco hyemalis townsendi
- Junco hyemalis mutabilis
- Junco hyemalis mearnsi
- Junco hyemalis caniceps
- Junco hyemalis dorsalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla hyemalis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Virginia and Carolina in winter; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 345.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.183
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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