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California Towhee Melozone crissalis Scientific name definitions

Lauryn Benedict, M. R. Kunzmann, Kevin Ellison, L. Purcell, R. Roy Johnson, and Lois T. Haight
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
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Figure 1. Distribution of the California Towhee. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the California Towhee.

Year-round range, USA and Baja California, Mexico.

Recommended Citation

Benedict, L., M. R. Kunzmann, K. Ellison, L. Purcell, R. R. Johnson, and L. T. Haight (2024). California Towhee (Melozone crissalis), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and S. M. Billerman, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.caltow.01.1
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