Dark-Eyed Junco vs Yellow-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis compared with Junco phaeonotus

Key Differences

• Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated while Yellow-eyed Junco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Eyed Junco	Yellow-eyed Junco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Passerellidae	Passerellidae
Genus same	Junco	Junco
Species	Junco hyemalis	Junco phaeonotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-Eyed Junco and Yellow-eyed Junco share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Junco.

Conservation Status

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-eyed Junco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Eyed Junco	Yellow-eyed Junco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Yellow-eyed Junco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway