Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPipilo (Typical Towhees)
- SpeciesPipilo erythrophthalmus (Eastern Towhee)
The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), also known as chewink, joree, or joree bird, is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the spotted towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee. Their breeding habitat is brushy areas across eastern North America. They nest either low in bushes or on the ground under shrubs. Northern birds migrate to the southern United States. One of this species was recorded as a vagrant to western Europe, a single bird in Great Britain in 1966. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Towhee sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 3,009 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Towhee in Point Pelee National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Towhee sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 3,009 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Towhee in Point Pelee National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Towhee in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.