junco

American  

[juhng-koh] / ˈdʒʌŋ koʊ /

noun

• juncos
  plural

1. any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.

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junco British  

/ ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ /

noun

1. any North American bunting of the genus Junco, having a greyish plumage with white outer tail feathers

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• juncos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of junco

1700–10; < Spanish: rush, bird found in rush beds < Latin juncus rush

Example Sentences

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junco juncos

They also recognized acorn woodpeckers, a California towhee, dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, a dark-eyed junco, a mockingbird, an Anna’s hummingbird and a black phoebe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023

This oil contains odorous compounds— in the case of the dark-eyed junco, it smells like leaf litter and soil.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 24, 2022

Some 90% of the total loss came from just 12 bird families and 19 widespread bird species such as the dark-eyed junco, common grackle and house sparrows.

From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2019

Meanwhile a dark-eyed junco was busily at the seed Marzluff had put out in his backyard.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2016

The little black-headed snowbird, Thurber's junco, is the most common of all the Tahoe birds.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

Soon, my feeder feed was filling with black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and tufted titmice from 2,000 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

“I love it when they’re all singing,” he said, smiling and scanning branches where wrens and juncos darted.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2022

Scent influences the mating behaviors of dark-eyed juncos.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 24, 2022

They were small birds, mostly dark-eyed juncos, but also a smattering of white-crowned sparrows.

From Salon ● May 23, 2021

The juncos and chickadees and nuthatches were gone.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George