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Ammodramus savannarum
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Ammospiza caudacuta
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Ammospiza leconteii
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Ammospiza maritima
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Ammospiza nelsoni
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Calamospiza melanocorys
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Centronyx henslowii
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Chondestes grammacus
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Junco hyemalis
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Melospiza georgiana
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Melospiza lincolnii
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Melospiza melodia
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Passerculus sandwichensis
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Passerella iliaca
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Peucaea aestivalis
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Peucaea cassinii
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Pipilo chlorurus
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Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Pipilo maculatus
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Pooecetes gramineus
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Spizella pallida
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Spizella passerina
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Spizella pusilla
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Spizelloides arborea
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Zonotrichia albicollis
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Zonotrichia atricapilla
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Zonotrichia leucophrys
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Zonotrichia querula
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Grasshopper Sparrow
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Saltmarsh Sparrow
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LeConte's Sparrow
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Seaside Sparrow
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Nelson's Sparrow
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Lark Bunting
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lark Sparrow
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Swamp Sparrow
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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Savannah Sparrow
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Fox Sparrow
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Bachman's Sparrow
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Cassin's Sparrow
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Green-tailed Towhee
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Eastern Towhee
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Spotted Towhee
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Vesper Sparrow
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Chipping Sparrow
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Field Sparrow
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American Tree Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Harris's Sparrow
Spotted Towhee 499
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), (Chat 61:262). 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
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Definitive
State Rank
SA
Global Rank
G5
Coastal Plain
One record (see above).
Piedmont
No records.
Mountain
No records.
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