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    Abert's Towhee Identification

    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    Large sparrow with a thick bill and long tail. Brown overall with contrasting pale bill and dark face.

    © Jeff Moore | Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 07, 2008
    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    Large, ground-dwelling sparrow with a thick bill and long tail. Brown overall with warm reddish brown undertail. Pale bill contrasts with dark face.

    © Paul Suchanek | Macaulay LibraryArizona, December 30, 2015
    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryArizona
    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    Large, long-tailed sparrow with a restricted range in brushy woodlands of the southwestern U.S. and extreme northwest Mexico.

    © terence zahner | Macaulay LibraryArizona, March 05, 2017
    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    Occurs in cottonwood, willow, and mesquite brush mainly along tributaries of the Colorado River; also found in salt cedar and marshes.

    © Keith D Kamper | Macaulay LibraryArizona, December 28, 2016
    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    © Larry R Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 13, 2006
    Abert's Towhee Adult
    Adult

    © Gregory Griffith | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 1995
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    Adult Description

    • Medium-sized songbird with long tail.
    • Plain brown head and body.
    • Black face.
    • Dark rusty color under the tail.

    Immature Description

    Similar to adult, but faintly streaked on chest.
    Relative Size

    Relative Sizerobin sizedrobin-sized
    Measurements
    • Both Sexes
      • Length: 8.3-9.1 in (21-23 cm)
      • Weight: 1.4-1.9 oz (40-54 g)
      • Wingspan: 11.0 in (28 cm)

    Species in This Family

    New World Buntings and Sparrows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passerellidae)

    Rufous-winged SparrowRufous-winged Sparrow
    Botteri's SparrowBotteri's Sparrow
    Cassin's SparrowCassin's Sparrow
    Grasshopper SparrowGrasshopper Sparrow
    Baird's SparrowBaird's Sparrow
    Henslow's SparrowHenslow's Sparrow
    LeConte's SparrowLeConte's Sparrow
    Nelson's SparrowNelson's Sparrow
    Saltmarsh SparrowSaltmarsh Sparrow
    Seaside SparrowSeaside Sparrow
    American Tree SparrowAmerican Tree Sparrow
    Chipping SparrowChipping Sparrow
    Clay-colored SparrowClay-colored Sparrow
    Field SparrowField Sparrow
    Brewer's SparrowBrewer's Sparrow
    Black-throated SparrowBlack-throated Sparrow
    Lark SparrowLark Sparrow
    Lark BuntingLark Bunting
    Fox SparrowFox Sparrow
    Dark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed Junco
    White-crowned SparrowWhite-crowned Sparrow
    Golden-crowned SparrowGolden-crowned Sparrow
    Harris's SparrowHarris's Sparrow
    White-throated SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow
    Sagebrush SparrowSagebrush Sparrow
    Bell's SparrowBell's Sparrow
    Vesper SparrowVesper Sparrow
    Savannah SparrowSavannah Sparrow
    Song SparrowSong Sparrow
    Lincoln's SparrowLincoln's Sparrow
    Swamp SparrowSwamp Sparrow
    Canyon TowheeCanyon Towhee
    Abert's TowheeAbert's Towhee
    California TowheeCalifornia Towhee
    Rufous-crowned SparrowRufous-crowned Sparrow
    Green-tailed TowheeGreen-tailed Towhee
    Spotted TowheeSpotted Towhee
    Eastern TowheeEastern Towhee

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