Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827

17 cmLength39 gWeight

The spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a large New World sparrow.

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Spotted Towhee has been recorded at 353 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Union Bay Natural Area/Montlake FillUnited States17,857 records
Reifel Bird SanctuaryCanada17,772 records
North Vancouver – Maplewood Flats Conservation AreaCanada13,958 records

More places

IRWD San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, IrvineUnited States13,462 records
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWRUnited States13,118 records
Rio Grande Nature Center SPUnited States12,403 records
Discovery ParkUnited States12,096 records
Magnuson ParkUnited States11,471 records
Victoria – Swan Lake Nature SanctuaryCanada11,361 records
Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory – PalomarinUnited States9,779 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Mexico Guatemala

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, and until 1995 this bird and the eastern towhee were considered a single species, then named rufous-sided towhee. Another outdated name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee (particularly for the subspecies Pipilo maculatus oregonus).

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Questions

How big is the Spotted Towhee?

The Spotted Towhee is about 17 cm long and weighs around 39 g.

Where does the Spotted Towhee live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern Canada to western Guatemala. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Mexico.