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 Kluane National Park
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Passerella unalaschcensis
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
📅 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 Kluane National Park?
About 73% of visitor-days record a Dark-eyed Junco sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 373 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-eyed Junco in Kluane National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Dark-eyed Junco in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.