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Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Description:

Male - blackish head, red eye, broad white spots on upperparts, white underparts, rusty flanks, long tail with white outer feathers. Female - much the same except the head is brownish. The photos depict a male and a juvenile.

Habitat:

Likes thickets and shrubs.

Notes:

Spotted at the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield NWR.

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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

This is so useful to have the male and the female pictured.

lflavora
lflavora 12 years ago

Gorgeous!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Beautiful.

Dennis Davenport
Spotted by
Dennis Davenport

Washington, USA

Spotted on Mar 1, 2010
Submitted on Sep 25, 2011

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