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Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus PASSERELLIDAE Members: | Search Common: Search Scientific: |
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General Comments | Accidental. The only record of Spotted Towhee in North Carolina was a male in Fayetteville (Cumberland) on 10-14 Feb 1957, which was collected and delivered to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences [Chat 21:46-47 link], [Chat 61:262 link]. This species is the western counterpart to Eastern Towhee (P. erythrophthalmus) and is accidental in the eastern United States. | ||||||
Breeding Status | Nonbreeder | ||||||
NC BRC List | Definitive | ||||||
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State Rank | SA | ||||||
Global Rank | G5 | ||||||
Coastal Plain | One record (see above). | ||||||
Piedmont | No records. | ||||||
Mountains | No records. | ||||||
Finding Tips |
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Attribution | LeGrand[2018-02-01], LeGrand[2011-12-18], Haire[2011-07-29] |
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