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Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti (Baird, SF, 1852)
46 gWeight
Busiest months: January and March–April · Most records: United States, Mexico
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January and March–April · Most records: United States, Mexico
Abert's Towhee has been recorded at 40 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Sweetwater WetlandsUnited States33,329 records
- Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water RanchUnited States25,467 records
- Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States15,312 records
More places
- Anza Trail – TubacUnited States10,128 records
- Hassayampa River PreserveUnited States7,048 records
- Catalina SPUnited States6,239 records
- Santa Gertrudis LaneUnited States6,094 records
- El Rio Open Space PreserveUnited States5,728 records
- Henderson Bird Viewing PreserveUnited States5,705 records
- Glendale Recharge PondsUnited States5,583 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
Abert's towhee (Melozone aberti) is a bird of the family Passerellidae, native to a small range in southwestern North America, generally the lower Colorado River and Gila River watersheds, nearly endemic to Arizona, but also present in small parts of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Sonora in Mexico. The name of this bird commemorates the American ornithologist James William Abert (1820–1897).
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Questions
How big is the Abert's Towhee?
The Abert's Towhee weighs around 46 g.
Where does the Abert's Towhee live?
Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Mexico.
When is the best time to see the Abert's Towhee?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, March and April (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Abert's Towhee endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Abert's Towhee as Least Concern.
What does the Abert's Towhee eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Abert's Towhee in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 46 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 90 mm
- Tail
- 110 mm
- Bill
- 17 mm
- Tarsus
- 28 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- New World Sparrows Passerellidae
- Genus
- Melozone
Other birds in the genus Melozone
Rusty-crowned Ground SparrowMelozone kieneri
Canyon TowheeMelozone fusca
White-throated TowheeMelozone albicollis
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
White-eared Ground SparrowMelozone leucotis
Prevost's Ground SparrowMelozone biarcuata
Cabanis's Ground SparrowMelozone cabanisi
Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops
Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-whiskered ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
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