New World Sparrows

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

The California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) is a 53 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Sparrows

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

53 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in United States, Mexico.

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