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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 [2] Another outdated name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus).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 ...
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 ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
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 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 .
Song sparrow: Melospiza melodia: 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 ...
Green-tailed towhee: Pipilo chlorurus (Audubon, 1839) 102 Spotted towhee: Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827: 103 Eastern towhee: Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) 104 Bermuda towhee: Pipilo naufragus Olson & Wingate, 2012: 105 Collared towhee: Pipilo ocai (Lawrence, 1865) 106 Rufous-capped brushfinch: Atlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831: 107 ...
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...