Volcano Junco (Junco vulcani)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boucard, 1878)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,700 - 3,600 m, occasionaly down to 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Panama.

Volcanic summits in Costa Rica and western Panama (Volc�n de Chiriqu��).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Volcano Junco (Junco vulcani) [XC45142]
by Andrew Spencer from Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica (call)

Volcano Junco (Junco vulcani) [XC274506]
by MiriamEaglemon from Cerro de la Muerte summit, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Molecular data point to close relationship between this genus and Zonotrichia. Recent molecular-genetic analyses indicate that present species is basal in genus, its closest relative being subspecies alticola of Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus).

References
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