---
title: "Green-tailed Towhee"
description: "Pipilo chlorurus — Aves. The green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/green-tailed-towhee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green-tailed Towhee

> Pipilo chlorurus — Aves. The green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Pipilo chlorurus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 8711
- Wikidata: [Q945682](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945682)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9419](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9419)

## Names

- en: Green-tailed Towhee
- de: Grünschwanzgrundammer
- es: Rascador Cola Verde
- fr: Tohi à queue verte
- nl: Groenstaarttowie
- pl: Pipil rudogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (7101), MX (1111), CA (80)

## Summary

The green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in the western United States and much of Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-tailed_towhee

## Photo

![Green-tailed Towhee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-tailed-towhee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193337403

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-tailed-towhee?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).