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Dark-eyed junco

Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is a species in the family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.4 g to 19.8 g and live up to 10.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dark-eyed junco

Weight
18.4 g – 19.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
11.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark-eyed junco live?

Not recorded

What is the dark-eyed junco?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. The species is common across much of temperate North America and in summer it ranges far into the Arctic. It is a variable species, much like the related fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and its systematics are still not completely resolved.

From the Wikipedia article “Dark-eyed junco” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark-eyed_junco&oldid=1382152314), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the dark-eyed junco sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the dark-eyed junco endangered?

The dark-eyed junco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the dark-eyed junco classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasserellidae
  6. genusJunco
  7. SpeciesJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Junco hemalis, Junco hyemalis ridgwayi, Junco ridgwayi

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • SnowbirdEnglish
  • جنك داكن العيونArabic
  • Чернооко юнкоBulgarian
  • Junko glas-sklentBreton
  • jonc foscCatalan
  • Junco foscCatalan
  • Луды юнкоMari
  • ᏚᏘCherokee
  • strnadec zimníCzech
  • jwnco pendduWelsh
  • Mørkøjet JuncoDanish
  • WinterammerGerman
  • JunkoGerman
  • ΜολυβοτσίχλονοGreek
  • VintroemberizoEsperanto
  • vintra pasereloEsperanto
  • Junco ojioscuroSpanish
  • Junco ojo oscuroSpanish
  • Junco Ojos NegrosSpanish
  • Junco pizarrosoSpanish
  • välusidrikEstonian
  • tummajunkkoFinnish
  • satulajunkkoFinnish
  • junco ardoiséFrench
  • Gealóg gheimhridhIrish
  • Luachairín shúildubhIrish
  • Leaghyreen lheeahManx
  • יונקו כהה-עיןHebrew
  • sivoglavi strnadarCroatian
  • füstös junkóHungarian
  • téli sármánypintyHungarian
  • VetrartittlingurIcelandic
  • Junco occhiscuriItalian
  • ユキヒメドリJapanese
  • pilkasis junkasLithuanian
  • səluslut
  • tumšacu junkoLatvian
  • DilchʼóshiiNavajo
  • Grijze JuncoDutch
  • vinterjunkoNorwegian
  • junko (zwyczajny)Polish
  • juncoPortuguese
  • junco-comumPortuguese
  • junco-d'olho-pretoPortuguese
  • Серый юнкоRussian
  • Темноглазый юнкоRussian
  • ÁllatcihciNorthern Sami
  • strnádlik sivýSlovak
  • sivi junkoSlovenian
  • тамнооки јункоSerbian
  • Tamnooki junkoSerbian
  • mörkögd juncoSwedish
  • Kara Gözlü JunkoTurkish
  • юнко сірийUkrainian
  • 暗眼灯草鹀Chinese
  • 暗眼燈草鵐Chinese
  • 灰藍燈草鵐Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the dark-eyed junco

Other species in the same genus Junco.

LC, Least Concern

Volcano junco

Junco vulcani

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

VU, Vulnerable

Guadalupe junco

Junco insularis

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

NT, Near Threatened

Baird's junco

Junco bairdi

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDark-eyed junco vs Yellow-eyed juncoDark-eyed junco vs Volcano juncoDark-eyed junco vs Guadalupe juncoDark-eyed junco vs Baird's junco

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dark-eyed junco?

An adult dark-eyed junco weighs 18.4 g – 19.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark-eyed junco endangered?

The dark-eyed junco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the dark-eyed junco live?

The dark-eyed junco has a recorded lifespan of 10.8 years.

What kind of animal is the dark-eyed junco?

The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) belongs to the family Passerellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-eyed-junco

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BibTeX
@misc{dark_eyed_junco_2026,
  title = {Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-eyed-junco},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}