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Abert's Towhee

Melozone aberti ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A very large sparrow, Abert's Towhee inhabits riparian corridors in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Plain and rather secretive, Abert's Towhee stays in its breeding range year-round.

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Calls

Call note is a high, sharp "peep." Song resembles a rapid series of call notes.

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