Volcano junco
Junco vulcani (Boucard, 1878)
The volcano junco (Junco vulcani) is a species in the family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 28 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the volcano junco
- Weight
- 28 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the volcano junco live?
Not recorded
What is the volcano junco?
The volcano junco (Junco vulcani) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
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Is the volcano junco endangered?
The volcano junco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species.
How is the volcano junco classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPasserellidae
- genusJunco
- SpeciesJunco vulcani (Boucard, 1878)
Synonyms Zonotrichia vulcani
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- جنك بركانيArabic
- jonc dels volcansCatalan
- Junco dels volcansCatalan
- strnadec vulkánovýCzech
- jwnco llosgfynyddWelsh
- Gråbrystet JuncoDanish
- VulkanammerGerman
- StreifenjunkoGerman
- StreifenwinterammerGerman
- Vulkana junkuloEsperanto
- vulkana pasereloEsperanto
- Junco ParameroSpanish
- Junco de los volcanesSpanish
- Junco VolcaneroSpanish
- laavajunkkoFinnish
- Junco des volcansFrench
- vulkanski strnadarCroatian
- csíkos sármánypintyHungarian
- Junco dei vulcaniItalian
- Junco del vulcanoItalian
- ミヤマユキヒメドリJapanese
- raibasis junkasLithuanian
- VulkaanjuncoDutch
- vulkanjunkoNorwegian
- junko ciemnosternyPolish
- junco-dos-vulcõesPortuguese
- Пёстрый юнкоRussian
- strnádlik vulkánovýSlovak
- Vulkanski junkoSerbian
- vulkanjuncoSwedish
- Volkan JunkosuTurkish
- юнко вулканійськийUkrainian
- 黃眼燈草鵐Chinese
- 黄眼灯草鹀Chinese
Relatives of the volcano junco
Other species in the same genus Junco.
Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed junco
Junco phaeonotus
Guadalupe junco
Junco insularis
Baird's junco
Junco bairdi
CompareVolcano junco vs Dark-eyed juncoVolcano junco vs Yellow-eyed juncoVolcano junco vs Guadalupe juncoVolcano junco vs Baird's junco
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the volcano junco?
An adult volcano junco weighs 28 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the volcano junco endangered?
The volcano junco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the volcano junco?
The volcano junco (Junco vulcani) 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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