Species profile
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, MA. Breeding subregions are w USA and also Baja California (nw Mexico).
- Scientific name
- Melozone crissalis
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melozone
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording California Towhee in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Passerellidae
- Abert's towhee (Melozone aberti)
- 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)