Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

Habitat: Riparian Open Woodland
Habitat Attribute: scattered shrubs with herbaceous openings

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Riparian Open Woodland in the following conditions:

• subcanopy cover >20%
• shrub cover >50%

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:

Puget Lowlands:
– North: >0.27 birds/ha
– South: >0.27 birds/ha

Willamette Valley:
– North: >0.60 birds/ha
– South: >0.60 birds/ha

Klamath Mountains:
– Umpqua: >0.80 birds/ha
– Rogue: >1.09 birds/ha

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.