Notes ⁴

Small and usually rather drab. They appear on paths in front of you when you're out for a walk to the park. This species has a few subspecies/color forms; our western kind with the black head is called "Oregon Junco."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robin Horn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerkey/8133812669/
2. (c) VJAnderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark-eyed_Junco,_Washington_State_04.jpg
3. (c) Channel City Camera Club, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark-eyed_Junco_(51041796211).jpg
4. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
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