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 Congaree National Park
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Henslow's Sparrow
Centronyx henslowii
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
📅 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 Congaree National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Dark-eyed Junco sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-eyed Junco in Congaree National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Dark-eyed Junco in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.