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California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Small little brown bird, chirps a lot

Habitat:

bushes, and flowered areas

Species ID Suggestions

California Towhee

Pipilo crissalis

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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
Actually, it's Melozone crissalis not Pipilo -- the name seems to have changed recently.
Ava T-B
It's chirp sounds like a rusty door, right? And it is orange under the rump, but the red in tis picture is from the flower. Here's another one for comparison: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10794877
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Now, was the breast really red or is it just a reflection from the flower? I'll look through my North American book, see what I can find.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2010

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