California Towhee

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
50–60
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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 27% of visitor-days record a California Towhee sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 810 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Towhee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

January has the highest sighting rate for California Towhee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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