(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Size |
7″ to 8½″ in length 10½″ wingspan |
Voice |
The song is a high note quickly followed by a low note, then a high trill. |
The call is a single, upturned note lasting just one second, repeated in 4 to 6 seconds. |
Similar Species |
Habitat |
Woodland edges and shrubby fields |
Ecology |
Migration |
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Distribution |
Occurrence |
Uncommon migrant and breeder southeat, central, north-central, and northwest; rare to casual elsewhere |
Maps |
The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
Taxonomy |
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Aves (birds) |
Order |
Passeriformes (perching birds) |
Family |
Passerellidae (New World sparrows) |
Genus |
Pipilo (typical towhees) |
Subordinate Taxa |
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Alabama Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus canaster) Red-eyed Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus) Riley’s Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus rileyi) White-eyed Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni) |
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Gregory Gilman |
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Chawow ! Elusive, tough shot. On alert for more... |
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Kirk Nelson |
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The song is unmistakable – “drink your tea-e-e-e” |
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Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) |
Other Videos |
Male Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
Eastern Towhee Song - Pennsylvania |
Eastern Towhee Singing (Nature Sounds) Michigan - June 22, 2011 - Open Window Videos |
Rufous-sided Towhee at Rockefeller State Park Preserve |
Eastern Towhee |
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Gregory Gilman 10/4/2020 |
Location: Rochester, MN Chawow ! Elusive, tough shot. On alert for more... |
Mary Foster 6/25/2020 |
Location: Arden Hills, MN. We've had, what I think are, a pair of Towhees in our yard in Arden Hills, MN. Appear to be all brown with a flat, fanned shaped tail. Never have seen them before. |
Kirk Nelson 7/8/2018 |
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park The song is unmistakable – “drink your tea-e-e-e” |
Brent Glowa 5/12/2018 |
Location: Mantorville, MN first time I have seen one. |
Mary 6/24/2017 |
Location: 5 miles south west of Marine on St. Croix the Towhees have been here for about 2 weeks |
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