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or snowbird, small seed-eating bird of North America closely related to the sparrows. Juncos have white underparts and gray (sometimes also brown) backs. They travel in flocks.
The Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is quite a snowbird. It winters in Goya, Argentina, some 6,000 miles south of the United States.
Dove Prion, Dove Petrel, Antarctic Dove-petrel, Blue Dove-Petrel, Banks's Dove-Petrel, Dove-white Petrel, Antarctic Whalebird, Antarctic Whale-bird, Dove Whale-bird, Whalebird, Snowbird, Kerguelen Whale-bird Bird Family : ...
See also: Junco, Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco
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