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California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)

One of the most sedentary of our birds, they seldom wander far from their home territories. An unassuming, locally common and confiding species, this near endemic to California and Baja was formerly lumped with the Canyon Towhee and known as Brown Towhee. In fact recent studies have found the California Towhee is closer to Abert's Towhee than either is to Canyon Towhee. This is the darker, grayer "M. c. senicula restricted to the San Diegan Floristic district. Formerly included with other towhees in the genus "Pipilo" but now merged with tropical ground sparrows in "Melozone."
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Location
El Monte County Park, Lakeside, California, USA.
Date taken
13 October 2024
Scientific name
Melozone crissalis
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Category
North America
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jmorlan
Date added
View count
105
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Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
206.6 mm
Exposure time
1/125 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
CaliforniaTowheeIMG_7939.jpg
File size
628.5 KB
Date taken
Sun, 13 October 2024 9:01 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 805px

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