Red bunting

Red bunting
	Red bunting ( Junco phaeonotus )
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily :	Passeroidea
Family :	New World Chambers (Passerellidae)
Genre :	Junkos ( Junco )
Type :	Red bunting
Scientific name
	Junco phaeonotus
	Wagler , 1831

Red-back bammer in Arizona

The red-backed bammer ( Junco phaeonotus ) is a songbird species from the family of the New World chambers (Passerellidae) found in North and Central America .

features

Adult red-backed chamois weigh an average of 20 grams. The head, rump , wings and control feathers are dark gray, the reins are black, throat, chest, belly and flanks are colored light gray. The back, a shoulder patch and individual hand wings are red-brown in color. The upper beak is blackish gray, the lower beak yellowish, legs and feet are pink. The iris is typically yellow. The species is therefore called Yellow-eyed junco ( yellow-eyed junco ) in English .

Vocalizations

The singing of the red-back bammer is a variable "Tschilpen".

distribution and habitat

The distribution area of the red bunting extends from the south of the US states Arizona and New Mexico to Mexico and Guatemala . He prefers to live in coniferous forests.

Way of life

The birds mostly stay on the ground, where they also look for food. This consists primarily of seeds and sometimes of various insects and berries .

After mating, a bowl-shaped nest is built and placed hidden on the ground or in low bushes. It is made by the female from dried up grass and animal hair. The male participates only to a small extent in nest building. The clutch number consists of three to four, rarely five eggs, which are pale gray to whitish blue in color and show a few small red-brown spots. Two to three broods are carried out per year. The breeding season that the female performs alone is 15 days. Both parents feed the nestlings, which fly out after around ten days and then continue to be looked after for some time.

Danger

The red-backed bunting is not uncommon in its areas of distribution and is therefore classified by the IUCN as a “ least concern ”. It is protected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act .