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Common Name

California Towhee

Alternate Names

Common Type

Towhee

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae

Genus

Species

crissalis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Prefers areas that are brush, chaparral, open woodlands, and along streams adjacent to desert slopes. It has widely adapted to parks and gardens.

Distribution and Range

Western edge of the US plus California peninsula in Mexico

Food

Feeds on the ground or in low scrub where it prefers a variety of seeds and some insects. 

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