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Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Photo of male by mmdnje
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Photo of female by mmdnje
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Identification

Male

  • Rufous sides
  • Black upperparts, and breast
  • White underparts
  • White outer tail feathers are seen in flight

Female

  • Brownish upperparts
  • Rufous sides
  • White underparts
  • Similar patterned to male, only black areas are replaced with brown

Distribution

Eastern United States north to New York and Massachusetts.

Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with the Spotted Towhee as the Rufous-sided Towhee.

Habitat

Brushland.

Photo of the white-eyed Florida form by bobsofpa
Location: Everglades National Park, FL, USA

Behaviour

They nest in low vegetation or on the ground under shrubs.

References

Wikipedia

External Links

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