Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPipilo (Typical Towhees)
- SpeciesPipilo chlorurus (Green-tailed Towhee)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-tailed Towhee in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Green-tailed Towhee sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 1495 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green-tailed Towhee in Rocky Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Green-tailed Towhee in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.