Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusMelozone (Ground-Sparrows and Brown Towhees)
- SpeciesMelozone fusca (Canyon Towhee)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Yellow-eyed Junco
Junco phaeonotus
Rufous-capped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pileatus
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
📅 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 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Canyon Towhee in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Canyon Towhee sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 228 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canyon Towhee in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Canyon Towhee in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.