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Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Description:

The Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is the best-known species of the juncos, a genus of small grayish American sparrows. This bird is common across much of temperate North America and in summer ranges far into the Arctic. It is a very variable species, much like the related Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and its systematics is still not completely untangled.

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Fyn Kynd
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Fyn Kynd

Maine, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 2012
Submitted on Sep 10, 2012

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