Spotted Towhee Mimicry of a Blue Jay

On 27 March 2024 I video- and audio-recorded a Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) mimicking the “jay” call of the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) at Centennial, Colorado. Although the closely related Eastern Towhee (P. erythrophthalmus) has been noted imitating other birds a few times, the only previous report of the Spotted Towhee mimicking dates to the 19th century.

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Western Birds
Published
2025-04-24
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21199/wb56.2.5
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Fish Ecology and Management Studies
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Spotted Towhee Mimicry of a Blue Jay

Scott G. Somershoe
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Western Birds
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
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Spotted Towhee Mimicry of a Blue Jay

Scott G. Somershoe
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Abstract

On 27 March 2024 I video- and audio-recorded a Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) mimicking the “jay” call of the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) at Centennial, Colorado. Although the closely related Eastern Towhee (P. erythrophthalmus) has been noted imitating other birds a few times, the only previous report of the Spotted Towhee mimicking dates to the 19th century.

Western BirdsVol. 56(2)
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Fish Ecology and Management Studies
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