Guadalupe junco
Junco insularis Ridgway, 1876
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?
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.
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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.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the guadalupe junco classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPasserellidae
- genusJunco
- 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
Relatives of the guadalupe junco
Other species in the same genus Junco.

Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis

Yellow-eyed junco
Junco phaeonotus
Volcano junco
Junco vulcani
Baird's junco
Junco bairdi
CompareGuadalupe junco vs Dark-eyed juncoGuadalupe junco vs Yellow-eyed juncoGuadalupe junco vs Volcano juncoGuadalupe junco vs Baird's junco
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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