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California Towhee

Melozone crissalis
Family
New World Sparrows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
caltow, CALT, CATO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNew World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
SpeciesMelozone crissalis
Codescaltow, CALT, CATO
Identification

The California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) is a member of the New World Sparrows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code caltow when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Tanager Finch
Oreothraupis arremonops
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Chlorospingus flavigularis
Short-billed Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus pileatus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
California Towhee photo
(c) Lucina M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Melozone crissalis

Family: New World Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: caltow