California Towhee / Melozone crissalis
| California Towhee bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Canyon Towhee, Californian Towhee, Brown Towhee |
| Old latin name for bird | Kieneria crissalis, Aimophila crissalis, Pipilo crissalis, Fringilla crissalis, Pyrgisoma crissale |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows / Passerellidae |
| Genus | Melozone |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America |
| Breeding subregion | w USA and also Baja California (nw Mexico) |
California Towhee bird sounds *
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Related species
White-throated Towhee
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow
White-eared Ground Sparrow
Prevost's Ground Sparrow
Cabanis's Ground Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Abert's Towhee
Where to see California Towhee
California Towhee subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melozone crissalis albigula | s Baja California (nw Mexico) | - | No |
| Melozone crissalis aripolia | c Baja California (nw Mexico) | - | No |
| Melozone crissalis crissalis | sw Oregon to interior c California (w USA) | - | No |
| Melozone crissalis petulans | coastal n, c California (w USA) | - | No |
| Melozone crissalis senicula | coastal s California (sw USA) and n Baja California (nw Mexico) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Catalan | toquí de Califòrnia |
| Chinese | 加州唧鹀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 加利福尼亞鵖鵐 |
| Croatian | pepeljasti strnadar |
| Czech | pipilo kalifornský |
| Danish | Californisk Buskspurv |
| Dutch | Californische Towie |
| Esperanto | Kalifornia pipilo |
| Finnish | kalifornianpipilo |
| French | Tohi de Californie |
| German | Kaliforniengrundammer |
| Icelandic | Brúntittlingur |
| Italian | Touì della California |
| Japanese | カリフォルニアムジトウヒチョウ |
| Latvian | Kalifornijas stērste |
| Lithuanian | kaliforninė melozona |
| Norwegian | kaliforniatovi, Kaliforniatovi |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kaliforniatovi |
| Polish | pipil kalifornijski, ziemnołuszcz kalifornijski |
| Portuguese | toqui-da-califórnia |
| Russian | Калифорнийский тохи, Калифорнийский тоухи, Калифорнийский тауи |
| Serbian | Kalifornijski pipilo |
| Slovak | strnádlik kalifornský |
| Spanish | Rascador pardo, Toqui californiano, Rascador de California, Toquí californiano, Rascador Californiano |
| Swedish | kaliforniensnårsparv, kalifornisk snårsparv, kalifornisk busksparv |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Tovisi |
| Ukrainian | тауї каліфорнійський |