California Towhee

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Yosemite National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
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 Yosemite National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a California Towhee sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 186 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Towhee in Yosemite National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for California Towhee in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.

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