Pipilo Vieillot 1816 (towhee)

Aves - Passeriformes - Passerellidae

Parent taxon: Passerellidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Ammodramus, Amphispiza, Calamospiza, Chondestes, Junco, Melospiza, Melozone, Passerculus, Passerella, Pooecetes, Spizella, Zonotrichia

Subtaxa: Pipilo angelensis Pipilo chlorurus Pipilo erythrophthalmus Pipilo maculatus Pipilo naufragus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bermuda (23 collections), Mexico (1), United States (11: California, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Wyoming)

Total: 35 collections including 37 occurrences

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