Dark-eyed Junco Southern Oregon 14 October (1 Viewer)

[Lisa W]

Is this an Oregon Dark-eyed Junco or a pink-sided Dark-eyed Junco?

 

[MelospizaMelodiaFan]

The black hood = Oregon. Pink sided has a blue-gray hood according to my field guide.

 

[KC Foggin]

A beautiful Junco Lisa!!!!!

 

[KenM]

According to Sibley, there are 5 subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco, with your bird looking very much like “Oregon”Junco.

Cheers

 

[Lisa W]

Thank you all, I thought it was the Oregon one, just wanted to make sure.

 

[AveryBartels]

According to Sibley, there are 5 subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco, with your bird looking very much like “Oregon”Junco.

Cheers

To clarify this, there are 5 subspecies "groups", some of which have multiple subspecies within them. Birdsoftheworld.org lists 3 subspecies (including cismontanus) under "Slate-colored", 8 subspecies under "Oregon" etc.

Agreed with others that the bird in question is male "Oregon".