Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatusSwainson, WJ, 1827
English (US) Spotted Towhee
The Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pipilo maculatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Spotted Towhee
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 21 subspecies for this species.
- Pipilo maculatus oregonus
- Pipilo maculatus falcifer
- Pipilo maculatus megalonyx
- Pipilo maculatus clementae
- Pipilo maculatus umbraticola
- Pipilo maculatus consobrinus
- Pipilo maculatus magnirostris
- Pipilo maculatus curtatus
- Pipilo maculatus falcinellus
- Pipilo maculatus arcticus
- Pipilo maculatus montanus
- Pipilo maculatus gaigei
- Pipilo maculatus griseipygius
- Pipilo maculatus orientalis
- Pipilo maculatus maculatus
- Pipilo maculatus vulcanorum
- Pipilo maculatus oaxacae
- Pipilo maculatus chiapensis
- Pipilo maculatus repetens
- Pipilo maculatus macronyx
- Pipilo maculatus socorroensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipilo maculata
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
- Type locality
- Real del Monte [, Hidalgo] , Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.434
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Eastern Towhee
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Bermuda Towhee
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Collared Towhee
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Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
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