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 Death Valley National Park
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Bell's Sparrow
Artemisiospiza belli
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Sagebrush Sparrow
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Dark-eyed Junco sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 280 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-eyed Junco in Death Valley National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Dark-eyed Junco in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.