Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
Robert C. Tweit and D. M. Finch
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1994
Text last updated January 1, 1994
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Чернолика земна овесарка |
| Catalan | toquí d'Abert |
| Croatian | crnobradi strnadar |
| Dutch | Zwartkintowie |
| English | Abert's Towhee |
| English (United States) | Abert's Towhee |
| Estonian | jõgi-maasidrik |
| French | Tohi d'Abert |
| French (Canada) | Tohi d'Abert |
| German | Schwarzkinn-Grundammer |
| Icelandic | Ártittlingur |
| Japanese | メグロトウヒチョウ |
| Norwegian | masketovi |
| Polish | ziemnołuszcz czarnolicy |
| Russian | Чернолицый тохи |
| Serbian | Abertov pipilo |
| Slovak | strnádlik tmavolíci |
| Spanish | Toquí de Abert |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rascador Enmascarado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Toquí de Abert |
| Swedish | arizonasnårsparv |
| Turkish | Albert Tovisi |
| Ukrainian | Тауї чорногорлий |
Melozone aberti (Baird, 1852)
PROTONYM:
Pipilo aberti
Baird, 1852. Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains, p.325.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'New Mexico'; restricted to vicinity of Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona, by Phillips, 1962, Anal. Inst. Biol. Mexico, 33, p. 366.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELOZONE
- aberti
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Figure 1. Geographic range of Abert's Towhee.
This species occupies suitable riparian habitat below 1,300 m within the shaded area. This species is essentially sedentary year-round.
