Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis]
Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis] (= Pipilo erythrophthalmus) (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The eastern towhee is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the spotted towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passerellidae
Genus:
Pipilo
Scientific:
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.180
Protonym:
Fringilla erythrophthalma
Type locality:
South Carolina.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/199/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5934B835482F7175
Avibase ID:
avibase-5934B835
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5934B835
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179276
Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis]
French:
Tohi à flancs roux ou T. tacheté (excl. socorroensis)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eastern or Spotted Towhee (excl. socorroensis) ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eastern or Spotted Towhee (excl. socorroensis) ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eastern or Spotted Towhee (excl. socorroensis) ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eastern or Spotted Towhee (excl. socorroensis) ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis] ( Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis]) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Rufous-sided Towhee ( Pipilo erythrophthalmus) [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pipilo erythrophthalmus [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pipilo erythrophthalmus [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pipilo erythrophthalmus [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Pipilo [erythrophthalmus, maculatus or socorroensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Czech: pipilo rudooký
Danish: Rødsidet Buskspurv
German: Rötelgrundammer
English: Eastern or Spotted Towhee (excl. socorroensis), Eastern or Spotted Towhee [excl. socorroensis], Rufous-sided Towhee
Esperanto: Ruĝolula pipilo
Spanish: Toquí Flanquirrufo
Spanish (Mexico): Toquí pinto
Estonian: punakülg-maasidrik
Finnish: loistopipilo
French: Tohi à flancs roux, Tohi à flancs roux ou T. maculé (excl. socorroensis), Tohi à flancs roux ou T. tacheté (excl. socorroensis)
Hebrew: אדום־עין
Hungarian: tarka avarsármány
Icelandic: Jarðtittlingur
Italian: Tòui fianchirossi
Japanese (romaji): wakiakatouhichou
Japanese: ワキアカトウヒチョウ
Scientific: Fringilla erythrophthalma, Pipilo [erythrophthalmus or maculatus, excl. socorroensis], Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus
Lithuanian: Raudonakis pipilas
Dutch: Roodflanktowie
Norwegian: Rødsidetovi
Polish: pipil rudoboczny
Portuguese: Pipilo-d'olho-vermelho
Russian: Красноглазый тоухи
Slovak: strnádlik červenooký
Slovenian: črnoglavi čivkač
Swedish: Brunsidig busksparv
Turkish: ala pipilo
Ukrainian: Тауї східний
Chinese: 棕胁唧鹀
Chinese (Traditional): 棕脇鵖鵐
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