[NatureNS] towhees?

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Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 19:33:05 -0400
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Hi,

There used to be 1 species - the Rufous-sided. Then a few years ago the
taxonomy and genetics experts decided that the western and eastern races
were sufficiently different, and did not interbreed enough, that they should
be "split" - so that modern nomenclature says there are 2 species- the
Eastern Towhee ( Pipilo erythropthalmus) and the Spotted Towhee (Pipilo
maculatus), which occurs in western N.America. The situation is further
complicated by the fact that the Eastern Towhees in Florida have a much
paler, bright yellow eye and some other subtle differences, and might be a
candidate for a "split" in the future..  There are several other Towhees,
such as Green-tailed, Abert's and California, that only occur in the SW.

Hope this helps ----    Richard


On 5/6/07, Virginia and Terry <003vgr@imlay.ca> wrote:
>
> Could someone please explain the status of Towhee names. How many
> species are there? Who was/is combined with who? Is it an Eastern, a
> Spotted or a Rufous Sided Towhee.
> Thanks for your help.
> Virginia Redden
>
>
> the heart has the ability to
> experience so much -
> and we don't have much time.
>
> Jack Gilbert
>



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<div>Hi,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>There used to be 1 species - the Rufous-sided. Then a few years ago the taxonomy and genetics experts decided that the western and eastern races were sufficiently different, and did not interbreed enough, that they should be &quot;split&quot; - so that modern nomenclature says there are 2 species- the Eastern Towhee ( Pipilo erythropthalmus) and the Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus), which occurs in western 
N.America. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the Eastern Towhees in Florida have a much paler, bright yellow eye and some other subtle differences, and might be a candidate for a &quot;split&quot; in the future..&nbsp; There are several other Towhees, such as Green-tailed, Abert&#39;s and California, that only occur in the SW.
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Hope this helps ----&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Richard<br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Virginia and Terry</b> &lt;003vgr@imlay.ca&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Could someone please explain the status of Towhee names. How many<br>species are there? Who was/is combined with who? Is it an Eastern, a
<br>Spotted or a Rufous Sided Towhee.<br>Thanks for your help.<br>Virginia Redden<br><br><br>the heart has the ability to<br>experience so much -<br>and we don&#39;t have much time.<br><br>Jack Gilbert<br></blockquote></div>
<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams<br>B0P 1T0<br><br>rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca<br><a href="mailto:rbstern@xcountry.tv">
rbstern@xcountry.tv</a><br>sternrichard@gmail.com<br>################### 

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