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 Olympic National Park
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Dark-eyed Junco sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 14277 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-eyed Junco in Olympic National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Dark-eyed Junco in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.