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Definitions of junco in various dictionaries:
noun - small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
noun - a small finch
JUNCO - "Junco" is also a shrub in the genus Adolphia and the Spanish term for rushes (genus Juncus). A junco , genus Junco, is a small North American bird....
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| American finch |
| Small finch |
| North American finch |
| North American snow-bird |
| Obsolete word for the reed-bunting |
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| Any of various small North American birds of the genus Junco, having predominantly gray plumage, a gray or black head, and white outer tail feathers. |
| a North American songbird related to the buntings, with mainly grey and brown plumage. |
| small North American finch seen chiefly in winter |
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"Junco" is also a shrub in the genus Adolphia and the Spanish term for rushes (genus Juncus).* A junco , genus Junco, is a small North American bird. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species. Despite having a name that appears to derive from the Spanish term for the plant genus Juncus (rushes), these birds are seldom found among rush plants, as these prefer wet ground, while juncos like dry soil. * Their breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed forest areas throughout North America, ranging from subarctic taiga to high-altitude mountain forests in Mexico and Central America south to Panama. Northern birds usually migrate farther south; southern populations are permanent residents or altitudinal migrants, moving only a short distance downslope to avoid severe winter weather in the mountains. * These birds forage on the ground. In winter, they often forage in flocks. They eat mainly insects and seeds. They |