Abert's Towhee Identification

Adult

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

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.

Adult

Adult

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

Adult

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

Adult

Adult