The Spotted Towhee, a member of the Passerellid family is a large New World member of the sparrow family, roughly the same size as a
robin. The below presented Taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, but prior to 1995, this bird and the
eastern towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeiformes
Family:
Passerellidae
Genus:
Pipilo
Species:
P. maculatus
Common Name:
Spotted Towhee
Conservation Status:
LC
Subspecies:
yes
Description
Length:
8 1/4 inches
Wingspan:
inches
Male:
Male has a black hood, wings and back with white wing bars and scapulars. Rufous sides and rump, with a white belly. Tail is black with white corners. Red Iris.
Female:
Female is gray-brown.
Juvenile:
Immature is streaked brown with brown iris with wings and scapulars like adult.
Habitat:
Numerous in brushy backyards, brush, chaparral, forest edges, gardens, parks, shrubs, thickets, and woodland undergrowth. Likes streamside locations.
Range:
Year-round:
Summers:
Summers in the northwest states including Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and western parts of the Dakota's and Nebraska.
Wintering:
Winters in the southwest.
Range
Western areas of the continent all year. Winters in the southwest and summers in the northwest states including Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and western parts of the Dakota′s and Nebraska.
Habitat
Numerous in woodland undergrowth and brush, chaparral, thickets, and gardens. Likes streamside locations.
Description
Male has a black hood, wings and back with white wing bars and scapulars. Rufous sides and rump, with a white belly. Tail is black with white corners. Red Iris.
Female is gray-brown. Immature is streaked brown with brown iris with wings and scapulars like adult.
| 
