Green-tailed towhee

Weight

29.4 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

7.7 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

12 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

4src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Generalistsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The green-tailed towhee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPasseriformes
5. familyPasserellidae
6. genusPipilo
7. SpeciesPipilo chlorurus (Audubon, 1839)

Synonyms Chlorura chlorura, Chlorurus chlorurus, Fringilla chlorura, Oberholseria chlorura, Oreospiza chlorura

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Eastern towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Passerellidae

LC, Least Concern

Spotted towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Passerellidae

LC, Least Concern

Collared towhee

Pipilo ocai

Passerellidae

B

Bermuda towhee

Pipilo naufragus

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

C

Chlorura borneensis

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

C

Chlorura intermedia

PasserellidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGreen-tailed towhee vs Eastern towheeGreen-tailed towhee vs Spotted towheeGreen-tailed towhee vs Collared towheeGreen-tailed towhee vs Bermuda towhee

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@misc{green_tailed_towhee_2026,
  title = {Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tailed-towhee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}