Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee perched on a log in Upper Beaver Meadows.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 7-7.5”
Description: Grayish overall with olive-yellow wings, back and tail, a rufous crown, white throat and a dark “mustache” stripe.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Breed in dry hillsides, shrublands and riparian areas to 10,000 and occasionally 12,000 feet.
Diet: Forage by scratching on the ground and eat seeds and small insects.

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song and call)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song and call recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a MacGillvray's Warbler and the buzz of a hummingbird flying by can also be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that Western Chorus Frogs and the buzz of a hummingbird flying by can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song recorded on the Cow Creek Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song recorded on the Gem Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song and call)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song and call recorded at Hollowell Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that the buzz of a hummingbird flying by, a Steller's Jay, an Olive-sided Flycatcher and various other birds can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Green-tailed Towhee (song)

  
  

  Green-tailed Towhee song recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that Canada Geese and other birds can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020