California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusMelozone (Ground-Sparrows and Brown Towhees)
- SpeciesMelozone crissalis (California Towhee)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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.