Eastern Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Adult male
- Black head, chest, back, wings, and tail
- Dark, stout, conical bill
- Rufous sides
- White spot on middle of wing
- © Jean Kuns
Eastern Towhee
Adult female
- Brown head, chest, back, wings and tail
- Rufous sides
- White belly
- When foraging on ground, long tail often cocked upward
- © CLO/GBBC
Eastern Towhee
Adult male
- Black hood and white belly
- Rufous sides hidden by wings
- Large white spots on underside of tail
- When agitated, sometimes shows slight crest
- © Gerry Dewaghe, NC, May 2008
Eastern Towhee
Immature male
- Brown head and back, with black wings and tail
- Buffy tips to wing feathers
- Dark eye
- Rufous on sides not very apparent
- © WarblerEd Schneider , TN, Whites Creek, September 2008
Eastern Towhee
Adult male
- White outer tail feathers
- Long, rounded tail
- Pale rufous undertail
- White belly
- © Birdfreak.com , IL, Cherry Valley, April 2008
Eastern Towhee
Adult male
- Black head, chest, back, wings, and tail
- Dark, stout, conical bill
- Rufous sides
- White eye (red in other forms)
- © Greg Bishop , FL, October 2008
Eastern Towhee
Adult female
- Brown head, chest, back, wings and tail
- Rufous sides
- White belly and white spot in middle of wing
- When foraging on ground, tail often cocked upward
- © adf6879 , VA, April 2008
Similar Species
Adult male
- Similar to adult male Eastern Towhee
- Slender and petite, with thin black bill
- Black upperparts and breast
- Bright orange patches on sides of breast, wings, and base of tail
- White belly and flanks
- © Gerry Dewaghe, Manitoba, Canada, June 2007
Adult
- Dark head with white eye arcs and chin
- Rusty red breast, belly, and flanks
- Gray back and wings; no white markings
- Thin yellowish bill
- © Debbie McKenzie, AL
Adult male
- Similar to male Eastern Towhee
- Bright orange underparts
- White wingbars
- © quietriver250, IA, May 2008
Adult male
- Similar to adult male Eastern Towhee
- Back and wings boldly flecked with white
- White wingbars
- No white wrist patch
- © Jamie Chavez, Santa Barbara County, CA, September 2007
Adult female
- Similar to adult female Eastern Towhee
- Back and wings boldly flecked with white
- Grayish brown head, red eye
- © Jeff Larsen, WA, December 2008
Adult male Oregon
- Black or dark gray hood
- Rusty sides and flanks, white belly
- Brown or reddish brown back and wings
- Pink bill
- © Gerry Dewaghe, December 2008