Species profile
Abert's towhee
Melozone aberti
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, MA. Breeding subregions are sw USA and nw Mexico.
- Scientific name
- Melozone aberti
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melozone
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Abert's towhee in your journal
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Related species in Passerellidae
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae)
- Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi)
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus canigularis)
- Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)
- Baird's Junco (Junco bairdi)
- Bairds Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)
- Bay-crowned Brushfinch (Atlapetes seebohmi)