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dark eyed junco

Junco hyemalis

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Description:

Adults generally have gray heads, necks, and breasts, gray or brown backs and wings, and a white belly, but show a confusing amount of variation in plumage details. The white outer tail feathers flash distinctively in flight and while hopping on the ground. The bill is usually pale pinkish.

Habitat:

coniferousor mixed woodlands

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PublishedApril 4, 2016

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