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 Olympic National Park
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
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 Olympic National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Spotted Towhee sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 11450 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Towhee in Olympic National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Towhee in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.