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Baird's Junco
Junco bairdi Ridgway, 1883
15 cmLength20 gWeight
Baird's junco (Junco bairdi) is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
Baird's junco (Junco bairdi) is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. It is endemic to the forests in the higher elevations of the Sierra de la Laguna mountain range of the southern Baja California peninsula in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Questions
How big is the Baird's Junco?
The Baird's Junco is about 15 cm long and weighs around 20 g.
Where does the Baird's Junco live?
Its breeding range: Middle America: southern Baja California (northwestern Mexico).
Is the Baird's Junco endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Baird's Junco as Near Threatened.
What does the Baird's Junco eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Baird's Junco in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 15 cm
- Weight
- 20 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 78 mm
- Tail
- 68 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Middle America: southern Baja California (northwestern Mexico)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- New World Sparrows Passerellidae
- Genus
- Junco
Other birds in the genus Junco
Volcano JuncoJunco vulcani
Guadalupe JuncoJunco insularis
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed JuncoJunco phaeonotus
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Yellow-whiskered ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatus
Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
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