About Junco phaeonotus Wagler, 1831
The yellow-eyed junco, scientifically named Junco phaeonotus Wagler, 1831, is a species of junco, which is a group of small New World sparrows. The species' range is centered mainly in Mexico, and extends into the mountainous areas of the southern tips of the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico. It is not generally migratory, but will sometimes move to nearby lower elevations in winter. Each year, the female yellow-eyed junco builds an open nest made of dried grass, and lays three to five pale gray or bluish-white eggs two to three times annually. Incubation of the eggs lasts 15 days. After hatching, the chicks are ready to leave the nest two weeks later. The diet of this bird is made up mainly of seeds, berries, and insects.
