Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827

Passerellidae — New World Sparrows

Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus, is a passerine in the New World sparrow family that breeds across North America and Middle America, from south-west Canada to western Guatemala. It was described by Swainson in 1827. It is a large sparrow with a long, dark tail that ends in white corners, bright red eyes and dull pink legs. Males are darker above, with a white belly, rufous sides, white marks on the back and white wing bars, while females are brown and grey. It lives in dry uplands, open woodland, brushy ground and chaparral.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Breeding range
North America, Middle America: sw Canada to w Guatemala
Spotted Towhee
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Tours where you can spot this bird

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