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 Yellowstone National Park
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Green-tailed Towhee sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 427 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green-tailed Towhee in Yellowstone National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Green-tailed Towhee in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.