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Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus
Family
New World Sparrows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
gnttow, GTTO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNew World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
SpeciesPipilo chlorurus
Codesgnttow, GTTO
Identification

The Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) is a member of the New World Sparrows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gnttow when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in New World Sparrows
Tanager Finch
Oreothraupis arremonops
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavigularis
Short-billed Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus pileatus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Green-tailed Towhee photo
(c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ad Konings

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pipilo chlorurus

Family: New World Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: gnttow