From the eastern towhee to the red-breasted nuthatch, we identify birds that look like robins to point out the differences ...

A male spotted towhee has a black head ... but its not as bright as the males. They look mostly like the males, but not with as much of a contrast.” Both males and females have red eyes. Meet the ...

“Towhee” is in fact a misnomer, more properly applied to our only semi-related spotted towhee, which does say “towhee.” For today’s bird, I prefer the traditional folk name “brown ...

I’m not saying the towhee will be any slower in accepting this fact, but the birds are known for their tenaciousness, and so the mom might stick around a bit longer than another bird would.

The proposal also puts the towhee in rare company. Only 30 other species, including the bald eagle, have been delisted from the Endangered Species Act because their populations have recovered.

The population of the Inyo California towhee, an omnivorous bird that mates for life, is now estimated to range from 640 to 741 adults. Nearly the entire habitat considered crucial to the towhee ...