Dark-Eyed Junco

Birds / Songbirds

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The Dark-eyed Junco is a small sparrow with several regional plumage forms, making it a useful reminder that one species can have many appearances. Most show a pale belly and white outer tail feathers that flash during flight. Juncos breed in forested habitats and often become familiar winter visitors to gardens and open woodland. They feed mainly on seeds outside the breeding season, then add insects while raising young. Much of their feeding takes place on the ground.

Reference: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds