Junco vs. Snowbird

Junconoun

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.

Junconoun

(obsolete) The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.

Junconoun

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; - called also snowbird, or blue snowbird.

Junconoun

small North American finch seen chiefly in winter

Junco

is also a shrub in the genus Adolphia and the Spanish term for rushes (genus Juncus). A junco , genus Junco, is a small North American bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae.

Snowbirdnoun

A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

Snowbirdnoun

A bird seen primarily in the winter time.

Snowbirdnoun

The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).

Snowbirdnoun

A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter.

Snowbirdnoun

(slang) A cocaine user.

Snowbirdnoun

An arctic finch (Plectrophenax nivalis syn. Plectrophanes nivalis) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight.

Snowbirdnoun

medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

Snowbirdnoun

white arctic bunting

Snowbirdnoun

small North American finch seen chiefly in winter