Dark-eyed junco
| Dark-eyed junco | |
|---|---|
| Male J. h. hyemalis, in Québec. | |
| Red-backed race | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Junco |
| Species: | J. hyemalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Junco hyemalis | |
| Range in North America Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range | |
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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.