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In Massachusetts, mean male eastern towhee territory size was about 1.3 acres (0.53 hectares), and female eastern towhee territory size was 1.1 acres (0.45 hectares). Territory size changed over the course of the breeding season and was not significantly (p>0.05) affected by reductions in food availability of 30% or less.
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 [2] Another outdated name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus).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 ...
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is a trait that no other species in the deer family possesses. The reason, a peculiar result of circumstances and biological luck, reflects.
Rufous-sided towhee may refer to two different species that were previously considered one species: Eastern towhee , Pipilo erythrophthalmus Spotted towhee , Pipilo maculatus
Nests are typically found in low branches or shrubs about 0.5 to 4 m (1 ft 8 in to 13 ft 1 in) above ground. The nest is a bulky cup made of twigs, stems, grasses, and hair, and is constructed by female towhees. The female incubates the nest of 2 to 4 eggs alone for 11–14 days.
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 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]