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Guadalupe junco

Junco insularis Ridgway, 1876

VUVulnerablesongbirds

The guadalupe junco (Junco insularis) 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 Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the guadalupe 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
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src 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
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guadalupe junco live?

Not recorded

What is the guadalupe junco?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis) is a small bird in the New World sparrow family that is endemic to Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Baja California, Mexico. Many taxonomic authorities classified it in 2008 as a subspecies of the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). In 2016, it was re-classified as a full species.

From the Wikipedia article “Guadalupe junco” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guadalupe_junco&oldid=1380765751), 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.

Is the guadalupe junco endangered?

The guadalupe junco is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the guadalupe junco classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasserellidae
  6. genusJunco
  7. SpeciesJunco insularis Ridgway, 1876

Synonyms Junco hyemalis insularis

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • strnadec guadalupskýCzech
  • Guadeloupe JuncoDanish
  • GuadalupeammerGerman
  • Guadalupe-JunkoGerman
  • GuadelupejunkoGerman
  • Guadalupa junkuloEsperanto
  • gvadalupa pasereloEsperanto
  • Junco de GuadalupeSpanish
  • Junco de Isla GuadalupeSpanish
  • guadalupe välusidrikEstonian
  • سازونشین گوآدالوپهPersian
  • Junco de GuadalupeFrench
  • gvadalupski strnadarCroatian
  • Junco di GuadalupeItalian
  • グアダルーペユキヒメドリJapanese
  • ガダルーペユキヒメドリJapanese
  • gvadalupinis junkasLithuanian
  • guadalupejunkoNorwegian
  • junko wyspowyPolish
  • junco-da-guadalupePortuguese
  • junco-de-guadalupePortuguese
  • Гуаделупский юнкоRussian
  • strnádlik guadalupskýSlovak
  • Gvadalupski junkoSerbian
  • Guadalupe JunkosuTurkish
  • юнко гвадалупськийUkrainian
  • 瓜岛灯草鹀Chinese
  • 瓜達魯普草鵐Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the guadalupe junco

Other species in the same genus Junco.

LC, Least Concern

Volcano junco

Junco vulcani

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

NT, Near Threatened

Baird's junco

Junco bairdi

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGuadalupe junco vs Dark-eyed juncoGuadalupe junco vs Yellow-eyed juncoGuadalupe junco vs Volcano juncoGuadalupe junco vs Baird's junco

Common questions

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How big is the guadalupe junco?

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

Is the guadalupe junco endangered?

The guadalupe junco is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the guadalupe junco live?

The guadalupe junco has a recorded lifespan of 10.8 years.

What kind of animal is the guadalupe junco?

The guadalupe junco (Junco insularis) belongs to the family Passerellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guadalupe-junco

MLA

“Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/guadalupe-junco.

BibTeX
@misc{guadalupe_junco_2026,
  title = {Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guadalupe-junco},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}