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Typical Towhees
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Typical Towhees

Pipilo

Pipilo is a genus of birds in the family Emberizidae (which also includes the buntings, American sparrows, and juncos). It is one of two genera of birds usually identified as towhees.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Spotted Towhee

speciesPipilo maculatus

Eastern Towhee

speciesPipilo erythrophthalmus

Green-tailed Towhee

speciesPipilo chlorurus

Collared Towhee

speciesPipilo ocai

Spotted × Collared Towhee

hybridPipilo maculatus × ocai

Spotted × Eastern Towhee

hybridPipilo maculatus × erythrophthalmus

Green-tailed × Spotted Towhee

hybridPipilo chlorurus × maculatus

Bermuda Towhee

speciesPipilo naufragus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Typical Towhees in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.148

Typical Towhees in Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.163

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9405.