Junco is a small bird related to the finches. The dark-eyed junco lives throughout much of North America. It is about 61/2 inches (17 centimeters) long. There are five subspecies of dark-eyed juncos in the United States–gray-haired junco, Guadalupe junco, Oregon junco, slate-colored junco, and white-winged junco. The yellow-eyed junco, a separate species, lives mainly in Mexico. It has bright yellow eyes.
The junco feeds on weed seeds and on caterpillars and other insects. It nests beneath overhanging banks. The female lays three to five bluish-white eggs. Juncos breed in northern evergreen forests.
Loading the player...Oregon junco
