 the eastern towhee (pipilo erythrophthalmus) 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. there has been one record of this species as a vagrant to western europe; a single bird in great britain in 1966. the song is a short drink your teeeeea lasting around one second, starting with a sharp call ("drink!") and ending with a short trill "teeeeea". the name "towhee" is onomatopoeic description of one of the towhee's most common calls, a short two-part call rising in pitch and sometimes also called a "chewink" call.  ==description== the eastern towhee is a large and striking species of sparrow. the total length ranges from  and the wingspan is .eastern towhee, life history, all about birds â cornell lab of ornithology. allaboutbirds.org. retrieved on 2013-01-05.eastern towhee pipilo erythrophthalmus. georgia museum of natural history (2008). retrieved on 2013-01-05. the body of mass of this species ranges from , with an average of .crc handbook of avian body masses by john b. dunning jr. (editor). crc press (1992), isbn 978-0849342585. adults have rufous sides, a white belly and a long dark tail with white edges. the eyes are red, white for birds in the southeast. males have a black head, upper body and tail; these parts are brown in the female. juveniles are brown overall. eastern towhees of all ages and both sexes are generally unmistakable and are not known to co-exist with the similar western
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