Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPipilo (Typical Towhees)
- SpeciesPipilo maculatus (Spotted Towhee)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Towhee in Channel Islands National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Spotted Towhee sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 2616 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Towhee in Channel Islands National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Towhee in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.