Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Perching
Length: 9 in. (22 cm )
Often found scratching noisily in leaf litter in dense shrubbery, chaparral and forest edges, the Spotted Towhee will sometimes come out in the open and sing from the top of an exposed bush. It eats seeds, grass stems and fallen fruits it finds on the soil surface. The nest is a depression in the ground under dense tangles. Cowbirds often use this towhee as a host for their eggs and young.
The four-digit banding code is SPTO.
Male |
Chaparral
Oak-pine woodland
Savanna
Shrubs
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Spotted Towhee
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/spotted-towhee
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Spotted Towhee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/spotted-towhee
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Spotted Towhee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/spotted-towhee
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Spotted Towhee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/spotted-towhee
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