by NG | Dec 20, 2017 | Towhees
[printfriendly] Common name for a type of small bird Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) A towhee is any one of a number of species of birds in the genus Pipilo or Melozone within the family Passerellidae (which also includes American sparrows, and juncos). Towhees...
by NG | Dec 30, 2017 | Towhees
Species of bird Canyon towhee in Cochise County, Arizona 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.[2]...
by NG | Dec 28, 2017 | Sparrows
Species of bird The immature Harris's sparrow has a brown striped head as opposed to the black striped head of the mature breeding bird. Note the orange bill. Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) is a large sparrow. Their breeding habitat is the north part of...
by NG | Dec 28, 2017 | Sparrows
Species of bird Field sparrow in Central Park Song Problems playing this file? See media help. The field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) is a small New World sparrow in the family Passerellidae. It is about 140 mm (6 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g...
by NG | Dec 28, 2017 | Towhees
Species of bird The California towhee (Melozone crissalis) is a bird of the family Passerellidae, native to the coastal regions of western Oregon and California in the United States[2] and Baja California and Baja California Sur in Mexico. The taxonomy of this species...
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