Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusMelozone (Ground-Sparrows and Brown Towhees)
- SpeciesMelozone aberti (Abert's Towhee)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
📅 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 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Abert's Towhee in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Abert's Towhee sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 716 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Abert's Towhee in Joshua Tree National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Abert's Towhee in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.