Pipilo

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Pipilo is a genus of New World sparrows known as towhees, medium-sized ground-feeding birds typically found in brushy or shrubby habitats.

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Pipilo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodySize medium-sized passerine ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName towhees ⓘ
containsTaxon Pipilo albicollis ⓘ
Pipilo chlorurus ⓘ
Pipilo erythrophthalmus ⓘ
Pipilo maculatus ⓘ
Pipilo ocai ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
ecologicalNiche ground-dwelling seed-eating bird ⓘ
family Passerellidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior scratching in leaf litter ⓘ
geographicQualifier New World ⓘ
habitat brushy areas ⓘ
forest edges ⓘ
shrubby habitats ⓘ
higherClassification Aves ⓘ
Passerellidae ⓘ
Passeriformes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior some species partially migratory ⓘ
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
notableSpeciesCommonName Collared Towhee ⓘ
Eastern Towhee ⓘ
Green-tailed Towhee ⓘ
Spotted Towhee ⓘ
White-throated Towhee ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon New World sparrow ⓘ
linked to: Sparrow

Passerellidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageCharacteristic often contrasting dark upperparts and rufous sides ⓘ
sexual dimorphism in many species ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior cup nest on or near ground ⓘ
taxonAuthor Louis Pierre Vieillot ⓘ
taxonNamedBy Louis Pierre Vieillot ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typicalBehavior ground-feeding ⓘ
vocalizationType songbird ⓘ

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