OTHER NAMES: Brown Towhee
Latin Etymology: Melozone ("cheek belt") crissalis ("of the vent")
Adult California Towhee (subspecies M. c. petulans) at Berkeley, California - August 2022
Featured Subspecies: Melozone crissalis petulans
Weight: 46-61g / Length: 20-25cm / Wingspan: 29cm
NO UK STATUS/ IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A bird found almost exclusively in California and the Baha California Penninsula, it is a member of the New World Sparrows, but by the typical image of that group its body is elongated and it's stance more-thrushlike, though it retains a seed-eaters thick beak.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Melozone
SUBSPECIES: M. c. bullata, M. c. carolae, M. c. petulans, M. c. crissalis, M. c. eremophilia, M. c. senicula, M. c. aripolia, M. c. albigula
- Sighting Locations -
Largely endemic to California within the US, with one population in Southern Oregon
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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