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Pipilo maculatus
spotted towhee
Petrified Forest National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		spotted towhee
Park Synonyms:		Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Passerellidae, Genus Pipilo, Species Pipilo maculatus


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AZ: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Amistad National Recreation Area
Arches National Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Jewel Cave National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Joshua Tree National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	10/31/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 10:51:43 AM

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