Scientific Name
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Towhee
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Passerellidae |
Genus | Pipilo |
Species | Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
All sources cite this species as Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) which has been split into two species Eastern Towhee (P. erythrophthalmus) and Spotted Towhee (P. maculatus). The park lays on the border between both species's ranges. One historic record (Ducey 1983) refers to this species as "This western species...to the complete exclusion of the eastern race." This would suggest that those observed during this expedition were, at least mostly, Spotted Towhee, but one can not know for sure. Further observation data are needed to confirm or deny this.; Data Source: Stuart Schneider (2005)
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Stuart Schneider (2005)
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Stuart Schneider (2005)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
R Perdaems--THRO
Created Date
2/28/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Stuart Schneider and Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
11/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Brogie and Mossman 1983
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