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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Bell's Sparrow
Artemisiospiza belli
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
📅 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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a California Towhee sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see California Towhee in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for California Towhee in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.