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There are five subspecies of Junco, but the one that lives here is in my opinion the most striking of them all, the Oregon Junco. With its deep chestnut back, black head, and ringed eyes, it is the standout perhaps of all sparrows. Both sexes also have two white tail feathers that they "flash" but not just in breeding season. No one is sure about their purpose. I just think its for show especially during mating season (now) when males are flicking those feathers in display.
The Oregon Junco is the preferred name for the western subspecies that taxonomists called "The Black-Eyed Junco." This bird is common across much of temperate North America and in summer ranges far into the Arctic. It is a very variable species, much like the related fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca), and its systematics are still not completely untangled.