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Photo by Carlos B
Photo taken: Irazu volcano NP, Costa Rica.

Junco vulcani

[edit] Identification

16 cm. Brown upperparts, dark streaking on the back, dark fringed wings and tail feathers, grey underparts, grey sides of head, black mask through the eye, yellow iris, pink bill and legs. Young birds are brighter brown above with blacker streaking, and have buff-grey underparts.

[edit] Distribution

Costa Rica and Panama.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Open grassy or brushy areas with some stunted scrubs.

[edit] Behaviour

A neat lined cup is constructed on the ground under a log, bush or rock, or in a cavity on a vegetated bank. 2 brown-spotted pale blue eggs are laid.

It is a ground feeder and the diet includes seeds, fallen berries, insects and spiders.

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