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Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Photo of male by mmdnje
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Photo of female by mmdnje
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

[edit] 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

[edit] Distribution

Eastern United States north to New York and Massachusetts.

[edit] Taxonomy

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

[edit] Habitat

Brushland.

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

[edit] Behaviour

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

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links