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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
📅 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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 67% of visitor-days record a Spotted Towhee sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 399 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Towhee in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Towhee in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.