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Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca (Swainson, 1827)
44 gWeight
The canyon towhee (Melozone fusca) is a bird of the family Passerellidae.
Busiest months: April–May · Most records: United States, Mexico
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: April–May · Most records: United States, Mexico
Canyon Towhee has been recorded at 55 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Ash Canyon Bird SanctuaryUnited States8,818 records
- Davis Mountains SPUnited States6,334 records
- Madera Canyon – Proctor Rd.United States5,957 records
More places
- Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States5,880 records
- Florida Canyon – lowerUnited States5,831 records
- PortalUnited States4,223 records
- Catalina SPUnited States3,816 records
- Portal – Cave Creek RanchUnited States3,563 records
- Sierra Vista EOPUnited States2,234 records
- Parque Ecológico de XochimilcoMexico2,126 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
The canyon towhee (Melozone fusca) is a bird of the family Passerellidae. Until 1989, the canyon towhee and the California towhee were considered to be a single species which was called the brown towhee.
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Questions
How big is the Canyon Towhee?
The Canyon Towhee weighs around 44 g.
Where does the Canyon Towhee live?
Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Mexico.
When is the best time to see the Canyon Towhee?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April and May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Canyon Towhee endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Canyon Towhee as Least Concern.
What does the Canyon Towhee eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Canyon Towhee in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 44 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 93 mm
- Tail
- 97 mm
- Bill
- 16 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and 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
White-throated TowheeMelozone albicollis
Abert's TowheeMelozone aberti
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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