Spotted Towhee bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSpotted or Socorro Towhee, Arctic Towhee
Old latin name for birdPipilo maculata, Piplio maculatus
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyNew World Sparrows / Passerellidae
GenusPipilo
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionsw Canada to w Guatemala

Spotted Towhee bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
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    Male, song, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
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    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
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    Call, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
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    Male, song, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
  • 9.
    Song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
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    Trill, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee subspecies (21)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pipilo maculatus arcticussc Canada and wc USA-No
Pipilo maculatus chiapensisc Chiapas (s Mexico)-No
Pipilo maculatus clementaeislands off sw California (sw USA)-No
Pipilo maculatus consobrinusGuadalupe I. (off nw Mexico)-Yes
Pipilo maculatus curtatusinterior sw Canada and interior nw USA-No
Pipilo maculatus falcifernw California (w USA)-No
Pipilo maculatus falcinelluss Oregon to c California (w USA)-No
Pipilo maculatus gaigeie New Mexico and w Texas (sc USA) and nc Mexico-No
Pipilo maculatus griseipygiusw Mexico-No
Pipilo maculatus macronyxsw to sc Mexico-No
Pipilo maculatus maculatuse Mexico-No
Pipilo maculatus magnirostriss Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Pipilo maculatus megalonyxwc California (w USA) to extreme nw Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Pipilo maculatus montanussw USA and n Mexico-No
Pipilo maculatus oaxacaeOaxaca (s Mexico)-No
Pipilo maculatus oregonussw Canada to sw Oregon (w USA)-No
Pipilo maculatus orientalisne Mexico-No
Pipilo maculatus repetensse Chiapas (s Mexico) and w Guatemala-No
Pipilo maculatus socorroensisSocorro I. (off w Mexico)-No
Pipilo maculatus umbraticolan Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Pipilo maculatus vulcanorumsc Mexico-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalantoquí maculat
Chinese斑唧鹀
Chinese (Traditional)斑點鵖鵐
CroatianPrugastoprsi strnadar, riđoboki strnadar
Czechpipilo skvrnitý, Pipilo skrvnitý
DanishPlettet Buskspurv
DutchGevlekte Towie
EsperantoMakulpipilo
Estoniantäpik-maasidrik
Finnishlännenloistopipilo
FrenchTohi tacheté, Tohi tacheté ou T. de Socorro
GalicianPipilo manchado
GermanFleckengrundammer
IcelandicDílatittlingur
IrishGealóg bhallach
ItalianTouì macchiato
Japaneseホシワキアカトウヒチョウ, ワキアカトウヒチョウ
Latvianpunktainā stērste
Lithuaniandėmėtasis pipilas
NorwegianFlekktovi, flekktovi
Norwegian NynorskFlekktovi
Polishpipil czarnogrzbiety
Portuguesepipilo-manchado, Pipilo-malhado, toqui-malhado
RussianПятнистый тауи, Пятнистый тохи, Пятнистый тоухи
SerbianPegavi pipilo
Slovakstrnádlik škvrnitý
SlovenianPegasti čivkač
SpanishRascador Maculoso, toquí pinto, Rascador Moteado, Toquí moteado
Swedishfläckig busksparv, fläckig snårsparv
TurkishBenekli Tovi, Benekli pipilo
Ukrainianтауї плямистий
WelshTowhî mannog