Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Sparrows (Emberizidae)

Code 4

SPTO

Code 6

PIPMAC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Cone
Eye Color: In juvenile, light brown to gray-brown to brownish yellow, becoming dark reddish brown to scarlet at maturity.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 18-19 cm (7-7.5 in)
Weight: 40 g (1.4 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Black
Underparts: White with red-brown sides.
Upperparts: Black
Back Pattern: Striped or streaked, Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift bounding flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 25-28 cm (10-11 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black with white outer feathers.
Leg Color: Pink-gray

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