Eastern Towhee Photo Gallery
Adult male
Large sparrow with thick bill and long tail. Male has black throat, head, and upperparts. Sides are rufous; belly is white. Tail corners are white and especially visible in flight.
© Jack & Holly Bartholmai | Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, May 02, 2014Female/immature
Females have brown head, throat, and back; white belly; rufous sides. In most of range, eye is dark.
© Marky Mutchler | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, March 21, 2020Adult male (White-eyed)
Individuals in Florida and parts of Alabama through North Carolina have pale eyes instead of dark or reddish eyes.
© Daniel Emlin | Macaulay LibraryFlorida, February 08, 2019Juvenile
Large sparrow with long tail. Juveniles are brownish and heavily streaked from hatching into their first fall.
© Mark R Johnson | Macaulay LibraryMaryland, July 23, 2020Female/immature
Large, long-tailed sparrow typically found on the ground. Females have brown head, throat, and back; white belly; rufous sides.
© Mark R Johnson | Macaulay LibraryMaryland, November 25, 2016Adult male
Note white flashes in tail corners and white check mark in folded wing. In most of range, eye is dark or reddish.
© Davey Walters | Macaulay LibraryVirginia, April 20, 2016Adult male
Occurs in dense shrubby habitats and forest edges. Usually forages on the ground by scratching in thick leaf litter.
© Brad Vatrt | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 17, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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New World Sparrows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passerellidae)
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