Eastern Towhee
Scientific Name: Piplio erythrophthalmus
Description: Dark upper parts and hood, rusty orange flanks, and white belly and edges and corners of tail
Habitat: Forest undergrowth and brushy edges of open woods; jack pines, palmetto, or second growth oak forests
Range: Eastern United States
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Photograph: Used with permission from Delbert Rust.
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