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Pipilo maculatus

(Spotted Towhee)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Spotted Towhee

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Female: Head : dark brown Bill: Size: dark brown Neck: dark brown Body: Back: dark brown with white spots Breast: dark brown Upperparts: dark brown Tail: dark brown with white tips on underside of outer feathers.Adult Male: Head: blackish Face : Eye Color: red Bill: blackish Body: Belly: white Chest: blackish Flanks: cinnamon-rufous Sides: cinnamon-rufous Upperparts: blackish olive Legs : Foot Color: creamy pink Leg Color: creamy pink Tail: black with white tips on underside of outer feathers Undertail Coverts: cinnamon-rufous.

Size/Age/Growth

About 7 to 7.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 10 to 11 inches.

Habitat

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.4 Forest - Temperate

Biology

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Diet

Mostly: Nuts Seeds Fruit. Lesser Quantities of: Insects.

Reproduction

Migration

Some migrate

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

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Eastern Towhee

Members of the genus Pipilo

There are approximately 90 species in this genus:

P. aberti (Abert's Towhee) · P. aberti aberti (Abert's Towhee) · P. aberti dumeticolus · P. albicollis (White-Throated Towhee) · P. albigula · P. chlororus · P. chlorurus (Chestnut-Crowned Towhee) · P. chlorurus chlorura · P. crissalis (Inyo California Towhee) · P. crissalis albigula · P. crissalis carolae · P. crissalis crissalis (California Towhee) · P. crissalis eremophilus (Inyo California Towhee) · P. crissalis petulans · P. crissalis senicula · P. erythrophthalmus (San Francisco Towhee) · P. erythrophthalmus alleni (Rufous-Sided Towhee) · P. erythrophthalmus arcticus (Rufous-Sided Towhee) · P. erythrophthalmus canaster · P. erythrophthalmus clementae · P. erythrophthalmus consobrinus · P. erythrophthalmus curtatus · P. erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus (Rufous- Sided Towhee) · P. erythrophthalmus falcifer · P. erythrophthalmus falcinellus · P. erythrophthalmus gaigei · P. erythrophthalmus macronyx · P. erythrophthalmus maculatus · P. erythrophthalmus magnirostris · P. erythrophthalmus megalonyx · P. erythrophthalmus montanus · P. erythrophthalmus oregonus · P. erythrophthalmus rileyi · P. erythrophthalmus socorroensis (Rufous-Sided Towhee) · P. erythrophthalmus umbraticola · P. fuscus (Argus Mountains Towhee) · P. fuscus albigula (Brown Towhee) · P. fuscus aripolius · P. fuscus bullatus (Brown Towhee) · P. fuscus campoi · P. fuscus carolae · P. fuscus crissalis · P. fuscus eremophilus · P. fuscus fuscus (Argus Mountains Towhee) · P. fuscus intermedius · P. fuscus jamesi · P. fuscus mesatus · P. fuscus mesoleucus · P. fuscus perpallidus · P. fuscus petulans · P. fuscus potosinus · P. fuscus relictus (Yuma Brown Towhee) · P. fuscus senicula · P. fuscus texanus · P. fuscus toroi · P. macronyx · P. maculatus (Spotted Towhee) · P. maculatus arcticus · P. maculatus chiapensis · P. maculatus clementae (Spotted Towhee) · P. maculatus consobrinus · P. maculatus curtatus · P. maculatus falcifer · P. maculatus falcinellus · P. maculatus gaigei · P. maculatus griseipygius · P. maculatus macronyx · P. maculatus maculatus · P. maculatus magnirostris · P. maculatus megalonyx · P. maculatus montanus · P. maculatus oaxacae · P. maculatus oregonius · P. maculatus oregonus · P. maculatus orientalis · P. maculatus repetens · P. maculatus socorroensis · P. maculatus umbraticola · P. maculatus vulcanorum · P. maculatus x · P. nigrescens · P. ocai (Collared Towhee) · P. ocai alticola · P. ocai brunnescens · P. ocai guerrerensis · P. ocai nigrescens · P. ocai ocai · P. socorroensis · P. torquatus · P. virescens

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2009-06-19