The spotted towhee 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, the rufous-sided towhee. Another outdated name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee. The call may be harsher and more varied than for the eastern towhee. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Swainson, WJ 1827
Reference:
Philosophical Mag.
n.s., 1 p.434
Protonym:
Pipilo maculata
Type locality:
Real del Monte [, Hidalgo] , Mexico.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53108#page/450/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
4A6D2B3A09DC1603
Avibase ID:
avibase-4A6D2B3A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4A6D2B3A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554380
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Arctic Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spotted Towhee [excl. consobrinus] ( Pipilo maculatus [excl. consobrinus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spotted Towhee [excl. consobrinus] ( Pipilo maculatus [excl. consobrinus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Spotted Towhee [excl. consobrinus] ( Pipilo maculatus [excl. consobrinus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spotted Towhee [excl. consobrinus] ( Pipilo maculatus [excl. consobrinus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spotted Towhee [excl. consobrinus] ( Pipilo maculatus [excl. consobrinus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spotted Towhee [excl. consobrinus] ( Pipilo maculatus [excl. consobrinus]) |
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