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Junco (junco)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Passerellidae

Taxonomy
Junco was named by Wagler (1831). It is extant. Its type is Junco phaeonotus. It was considered unknown by Emslie (1998).

It was assigned to Fringillinae by Hay (1930); to Fringillidae by Wetmore (1924), Lambrecht (1933) and Wetmore (1962); to Emberizidae by Emslie (1998); and to Passerellidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Species
J. hyemalis, J. phaeonotus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Junco Wagler
1924Junco Wetmore p. 18
1930Junco Hay p. 359
1933Junco Lambrecht p. 644
1962Junco Wetmore p. 14
1998Junco Emslie
2017Junco Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851
genusJuncoWagler 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Junco Wagler 1831 [junco]
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Junco hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 [dark-eyed junco]
Junco phaeonotus Wagler 1831
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58800 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (Arizona) Junco sp. (216972)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Junco hyemalis (20384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Junco hyemalis (176098)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Junco hyemalis (20350 20385)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Junco hyemalis (152653)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Junco hyemalis (20398)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Junco oreganus (161630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Junco hyemalis (103991) Junco sp. (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Junco hyemalis (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Junco hyemalis (93277)