Talk:Towhee

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"Drink your tea"

One thing the towhee is most known for, at least around where I live, is its bird call, which sounds like it's saying, "Drink your tea." Could this be mentioned in the article, or is it too minor a note to be mentioned which is why it isn't in there in the first place? DanMat6288 (talk) 03:47, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Subspecies falcinellus

After the splitting of the rufous-sided towhee into two species, is falcinellus considered a subspecies of Pipilo erythrophthalmus or Pipilo maculatus? --Pablo.ea.92 (talk) 03:10, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article

Basic information to add to this article: the etymology of the word "towhee." Why isn't this information already included in the current version of the article? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 01:00, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]