Spotted Towhee

Scientific Name: Pipilo Maculatus
Common Name: Spotted Towhee
Diet: insects, spiders, lizards, snakes, seeds, berries
Color: dark brown
Size: 8.5 inches
Active Period: Winter
Habitat: washes,town
Field Identification: jumps and scratches, red eye, reddish brown sides, white spots on wings
Nest: cup low in bush
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Pipilo
Family: Emberizidae (sparrows)
Order: Passeriformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: maculatus