Ground-Sparrows and Brown Towhees

Melozone

Field notes

Melozone is a genus of mostly Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae, found mainly in Mexico. Three species reach as far north as the southwestern United States, two species reach as far south as Costa Rica, and two are endemic to Mexico.

It is one of two genera containing birds with the common name towhee.

Children

California Towhee native
Canyon Towhee native
Abert's Towhee native
Canyon × Abert's Towhee

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native ground-sparrows and brown towhees All

Native to the US, by observations.

California Towhee Melozone crissalis 61,167 observations
Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca 25,391 observations
Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti 6,231 observations