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Colorado at 9,000 ft. Not a grosbeak. Gray-blue in color. I think red-backed Junco is most likely the species Colorado mountain birds,Dark-eyed junco,Junco,Junco hyemalis,Junco hyemalis dorsalis Click/tap to enlarge

Colorado at 9,000 ft.

Not a grosbeak. Gray-blue in color. I think red-backed Junco is most likely the species

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    It might also be a Junco, such as Junco hyemalis. The colors are off, but the pattern is similar. Posted 2 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      There's a red-backed form of the species:
      https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco/photo-gallery/297900131       Posted 2 years ago
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        Thank you, the red-backed is the one! Posted 2 years ago
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          Christine Young
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          Great! Posted 2 years ago

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The Dark-eyed junco

The dark-eyed junco is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. This bird is common across much of temperate North America and in summer ranges far into the Arctic. It is a very variable species, much like the related fox sparrow, and its systematics are still not completely untangled.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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