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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 .
This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds. This article covers eastern North America, i.e. the regions of the United States and Canada which lie east of the Rocky Mountains.
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 ...
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 lists of birds in the light blue box below are divided by biological family. The lists are based on The AOS Check-list of North American Birds of the American Ornithological Society [ 1 ] and The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World [ 2 ] supplemented with checklists from Panama, Greenland, and Bermuda.
This list of birds of Wyoming includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wyoming by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) as of May 2021 with some additions from Avibase. [1] The list contains 452 species. Of them, 118 are classed as accidental, and seven species have been introduced to North America. An additional accidental ...
Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.
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 ...