Wetland Restoration Field Guide: Melozone crissalis
Common Name
California Towhee
Code(s)
CALT
Id Number
1174
Taxa
Bird
Species Description
Note overall dark brown color and cinnamon markings on face, but only faint streaking across breast and throat. Rufous undertail coverts are often visible.
Species Habitat
Common in relatively open, arid areas with patches of brush.
Species Range
Year-round resident from southern Oregon south throughout most of the upper and lower Sonoran zones of California to the tropical tip of Baja California.