Rufous-sided Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, in the snow of British Columbia. Canada. SCO 7960

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The Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, and formerly 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).

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Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Seacrest, Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canada.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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