Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusJunco
- SpeciesJunco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dark-eyed Junco in Badlands National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Dark-eyed Junco sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-eyed Junco in Badlands National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Dark-eyed Junco in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.