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Guadalupe Junco
Junco insularis Ridgway, 1876
22 gWeight
The Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis) is a small bird in the New World sparrow family that is endemic to Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Baja California, Mexico.
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
The Guadalupe junco (Junco insularis) is a small bird in the New World sparrow family that is endemic to Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Baja California, Mexico. Many taxonomic authorities classified it in 2008 as a subspecies of the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). In 2016, it was re-classified as a full species.
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Questions
How big is the Guadalupe Junco?
The Guadalupe Junco weighs around 22 g.
Where does the Guadalupe Junco live?
Its breeding range: Middle America: Guadalupe Island (off northwestern Mexico).
Is the Guadalupe Junco endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Guadalupe Junco as Vulnerable.
What does the Guadalupe Junco eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Guadalupe Junco in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 22 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 67 mm
- Tail
- 62 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Middle America: Guadalupe Island (off 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
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed JuncoJunco phaeonotus
Baird's JuncoJunco bairdi
Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops
Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-whiskered ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatus
Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
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