Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Passerellidae
          Genus: Junco
            Species: phaeonotus

Yellow-Eyed Junco - Junco phaeonotus

Yellow-Eyed Junco

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) is a small (16 cm), montane songbird found primarily in Mexico. They are also found in the southeastern corner of Arizona and the Animas Mountains of New Mexico. They feed on seeds and insects in open coniferous and pine-oak forests.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S2 Rank Changed: 02/01/2005
Rank Reviewed: 02/01/2005
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

State Status: T

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BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 8

Number of Mapped Locations: 8

Number of Observations: 12

Observation date range: 12-25-1963 to 05-15-1994


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