Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)  
Genus: Melozone (8 species)


Abert's Towhee
Abert's Towhee (Melozone aberti)
Range: NA, MA: sw USA and nw Mexico
Arizona,  
   
Photograph by Danny Bales   © All Rights Reserved.


White-throated Towhee
White-throated Towhee (Melozone albicollis albicollis)
Range: MA: Mexico
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Prevost's Ground Sparrow
Prevost's Ground Sparrow (Melozone biarcuata)
Range: MA: se Mexico to El Salvador
Chiapas state, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Cabanis's Ground Sparrow
Cabanis's Ground Sparrow (Melozone cabanisi) Near Threatened
Range: MA: c Costa Rica
Ujarras, Cartago, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


California Towhee
California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
Range: NA, MA: w USA and also Baja California (nw Mexico)
Morro Bay, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.


Canyon Towhee
Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca)
Range: NA, MA: sw USA and Mexico
Amado, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info


Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow (Melozone kieneri)
Range: MA: Mexico
Mexico  
   
Photograph by Jose Antonio Robles   © All Rights Reserved.


White-eared Ground Sparrow
White-eared Ground Sparrow (Melozone leucotis leucotis)
Range: MA: s Mexico to Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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