About the Volcano Junco
The volcano junco is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
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The volcano junco is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs about 28 g (0.99 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a grayish olive crown and nape, sometimes with dusky streaks. They have black lores and a black or slate black "mask" around the eye. The rest of their head and neck are pale gray with an olive tinge on the ear coverts. Their upperparts are buffy brown with black streaks. Their wings are dusky with thin to somewhat wider buffy brown feather edges. Their tail is dusky with thin gray feather edges and pale gray tips on the outermost pair. Voice: The volcano junco makes "a variety of high, weak utterances". These are described in more detail as ""short, choppy phrases of squeaky, burbling, or buzzy notes: k'cheew, chu k'wee, chip-chip ts'chew tsi'weet, etc.".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Guadalupe JuncoJunco insularisThe Guadalupe junco is a small bird in the New World sparrow family that is endemic to Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Baja California, Mexico.
Baird's JuncoJunco bairdiBaird's junco is approximately average-sized for a New World sparrow, with males being (on average) larger than females and most individuals being approximately 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length with a mass of approximately 18 grams (0.63 oz).
Yellow-eyed JuncoJunco phaeonotusThe yellow-eyed junco is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long.
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