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Collared towhee vs Eastern towhee

The collared towhee is heavier: 61 g against 40 g for the eastern towhee, about 52% more.

Collared towhee (Pipilo ocai)
Collared towhee LCLeast Concern
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Eastern towhee LCLeast Concern
Photo: Bill Thompson of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a collared towhee and a eastern towhee?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The collared towhee is heavier: 61 g against 40 g for the eastern towhee, about 52% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Pipilo, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Collared towheeEastern towhee
Scientific namePipilo ocaiPipilo erythrophthalmus
FamilyPasserellidaePasserellidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight58.1 g – 64.5 g39.3 g – 41.3 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recorded11.8 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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