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Volcano Junco Another fun high-elevation sparrow. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Junco vulcani,Volcano junco Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Volcano Junco

Another fun high-elevation sparrow.

    comments (4)

  1. What an attitude! Great detail. Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. Thank you! Posted 2 years ago
  2. Feather focus precision and piercing yellow eyes. Wonderful, turning a plain Sparrow into something unique. Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thanks, William. Posted 2 years ago

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The volcano junco is a New World sparrow endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. The volcano junco feeds on the ground on seeds, fallen berries, insects and spiders. It runs and hops, but flies only for short distances.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Mike Melton
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By Mike Melton

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Uploaded Dec 21, 2022. Captured in H63V+5H San José Province, Copey District, Costa Rica.