Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Pipilo
eBird Code
eastow

Subspecies (4)

  • Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni

    central to southern peninsular Florida

  • Pipilo erythrophthalmus canaster

    Tennessee to Louisiana, Alabama, and northwestern Florida

  • Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus

    eastern North America (southern Canada to Gulf Coast)

  • Pipilo erythrophthalmus rileyi

    Virginia to Georgia, northern Florida, and southeastern Alabama

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.