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Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

The Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the Eastern Towhee were considered a single species, the Rufous-sided Towhee.

Habitat:

Coastal scrub

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