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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.
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 ...
Melozone is a genus of mostly Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae, found mainly in Mexico. Three species reach as far north as the southwestern United States, two species reach as far south as Costa Rica, and two are endemic to Mexico. It is one of two genera containing birds with the common name towhee.
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 .
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 ...
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