junco

[ juhng-koh ]

noun

, plural jun·cos.

1. any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.

junco

/ ˈdʒʌŋkəʊ /

noun

1. any North American bunting of the genus Junco, having a greyish plumage with white outer tail feathers

Word History and Origins

Origin of junco¹

1700–10; < Spanish: rush, bird found in rush beds < Latin juncus rush

Word History and Origins

Origin of junco¹

C18: from Spanish: a rush, a marsh bird, from Latin juncus rush

Example Sentences

She provides shelter, nesting materials, and food to myriad juncos, black-capped chickadees, chestnut-backed chickadees, nuthatches, Bewick’s wrens, towhees, all our native woodpeckers, various migratory birds, pollinators, and so many other wildlife.

From Seattle Times

In early April, evergreen Arctostaphylos ‘White lanterns’ was blooming, and a family of juncos was nesting in his cotinus bush.

From Seattle Times

They also recognized acorn woodpeckers, a California towhee, dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, a dark-eyed junco, a mockingbird, an Anna’s hummingbird and a black phoebe.

From Los Angeles Times

Along with juncos, they define winter under our feeders, Strassmann said.

From Seattle Times

“I love it when they’re all singing,” he said, smiling and scanning branches where wrens and juncos darted.

From New York Times