Eastern Towhee | Animalz

Eastern TowheeThe Eastern Towhee is a sparrow-sized bird of woodland undergrowth and thickets. Males are black and reddish-brown; females replace the black with brown, and their leaf-litter scratching is often heard.What does it look like?Males have a black head, back, and tail, reddish-brown sides, and a white belly. Females are brown where males are black.How does it live?The Eastern Towhee is a sparrow-sized bird of woodland undergrowth and thickets. Males are black and reddish-brown; females replace the black with brown, and their leaf-litter scratching is often heard.It scratches through leaf litter beneath shrubs and woodland edges for insects and seeds. It often uses brushy borders and old fields.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.