California Towhee

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Towhee in Channel Islands National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a California Towhee sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 2672 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Towhee in Channel Islands National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for California Towhee in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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