Towhee

[printfriendly] Common name for a type of small bird Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 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...

Eastern Towhee

Species of bird The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 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....

Spotted Towhee

Species of bird 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...

California Towhee

Species of bird The California towhee (Melozone crissalis) is a bird of the family Passerellidae, native to the coastal regions of western Oregon and California in the United States[2] and Baja California and Baja California Sur in Mexico. The taxonomy of this species...

Canyon Towhee

Species of bird Canyon towhee in Cochise County, Arizona The canyon towhee (Melozone fusca) is a bird of the family Passerellidae. Until 1989, the Canyon Towhee and the California towhee were considered to be a single species which was called the Brown Towhee.[2]...