Summary ⁷

The spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, and until 1995 this bird and the eastern towhee were considered a single species, the Rufous-sided Towhee. An archaic name for the spotted towhee is the Oregon towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus).

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing ⁸

Maximum longevity: 10.7 years (wild)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://eol.org/media/15270085
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6. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://eol.org/media/15270089
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipilo_maculatus
8. (c) Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/164254

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