Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPipilo (Typical Towhees)
- SpeciesPipilo erythrophthalmus (Eastern Towhee)
Closest Relatives at Riding Mountain National Park
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Towhee in Riding Mountain National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Eastern Towhee sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Towhee in Riding Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Towhee in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.