Pipilo (Typical Towhees) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Pipilo maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Pipilo chlorurus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Towhees

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~70%
	Spotted Towhee			~70%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~60%
	Spotted Towhee			~60%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~50%
	Eastern Towhee			~50%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~40%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~30%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
6	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~40%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
7	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~30%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~30%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~20%
9	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~40%
10	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~40%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~40%
11	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~40%
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Eastern Towhee			~30%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Spotted Towhee			~30%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~30%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
15	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~20%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
16	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Towhee			~20%
17	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Towhee			~20%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Spotted Towhee			~20%
19	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Spotted Towhee			~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
20	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~20%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~20%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	~10%
	Spotted Towhee			~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
22	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
23	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
25	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
26	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
27	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Spotted Towhee			~10%
28	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Spotted Towhee			~10%
29	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Spotted Towhee			~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
30	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
32	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
33	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~70%
	Spotted Towhee			~70%
2	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~70%
	Spotted Towhee			~70%
3	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~60%
	Spotted Towhee			~60%
4	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~50%
	Spotted Towhee			~50%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
5	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Spotted Towhee			~40%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
6	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Spotted Towhee			~30%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
7	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Spotted Towhee			~30%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Towhee			~20%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
9	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Spotted Towhee			~20%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
10	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Spotted Towhee			~20%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
12	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
13	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			~10%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
15	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			~10%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
16	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~10%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
17	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
18	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
19	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
20	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
21	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
22	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
23	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
24	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
25	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
26	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
27	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
28	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
29	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
30	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
31	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
32	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Green-tailed Towhee			<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%
33	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
34	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Towhee			<5%
35	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	<5%
	Spotted Towhee			<5%

Typical Towhees

Species in this group

Spotted Towhee

Eastern Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Towhees

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked