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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. Most species tend to avoid humans, so they are not well-known, though the eastern towhee P. erythrophthalmus is ...
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 [2] Another outdated name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus).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 ...
Green-tailed towhee: interior Western United States, with a winter range in Mexico and the southern edge of the Southwestern United States Pipilo ocai: Collared towhee: Mexico Pipilo erythrophthalmus: Eastern towhee: eastern North America Pipilo maculatus: Spotted towhee: across western North America Pipilo naufragus: Bermuda towhee: Bermuda ...
The green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) is the smallest towhee, but is still one of the larger members of the American sparrow family Passerellidae. Its breeding range covers most of the interior Western United States , with a winter range in Mexico and the southern edge of the Southwestern United States .
Spotted towhee: Pipilo maculatus: Common starling: Sturnus vulgaris: Non-native species, common in widespread areas of the Upper Klamath Basin. Turkey vulture: Cathartes aura: Western meadowlark: Sturnella neglecta: A resident and the official state bird of Oregon and other 5 US states. Western tanager: Piranga ludoviciana: Western wood pewee ...
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 California towhee (Melozone crissalis) is a bird of the family Passerellidae, native to the coastal regions of western Oregon and California in the United States [2] and Baja California and Baja California Sur in Mexico. The taxonomy of this species has been debated.
California towhee: Melozone crissalis: western Oregon and California in the United States and Baja California Sur in Mexico. Canyon towhee: Melozone fusca: Southern Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico & western Texas, also present in northern & central Mexico. Prevost's ground sparrow: Melozone biarcuata: southern Mexico to western Honduras.