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 Great Bear Rainforest
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Passerella unalaschcensis
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
📅 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 Great Bear Rainforest?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Spotted Towhee sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 836 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Towhee in Great Bear Rainforest?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Towhee in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.