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The spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, and until 1995 this bird and the eastern towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee. [2] Another outdated name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus). The call ...
Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) A towhee is any one of a number of species of birds in the genus Pipilo or Melozone within the family Passerellidae (which also includes American sparrows and juncos). Towhees typically have longer tails than other Passerellidae.
The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), also known as chewink, joree, or joree bird, [2] is a large New World sparrow.The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the spotted towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee.
The genus Pipilo was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the eastern towhee as the type species. [2] [3] The name Pipilo is Neo-Latin for "bunting" from pipilare "to chirp". [4] Within the New World sparrow family Passerellidae, the genus Pipilo is sister to the larger genus Atlapetes. [5]
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 140 species in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae, distributed among 30 genera in the following sequence. [1] One extinct species, the Bermuda towhee (†), is included. Confusingly, only 69 of the 140 include "sparrow" in their name.
No matter where you’re living in the US, these are the types of birds you might see in your garden
Many species have distinctive black head patterns (especially males) and long, regularly cocked, black-and-white tails. ... Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus (C) Swamp ...
Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus Index of animals with the same common name This page is an index of articles on animal species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).