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 Wood Buffalo National Park
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
📅 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 Wood Buffalo National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Dark-eyed Junco sighting in Wood Buffalo National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-eyed Junco in Wood Buffalo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Dark-eyed Junco in Wood Buffalo National Park in our monthly data.