Canyon Towhee Photo Gallery
Adult
Large sparrow with thick bill and long tail. Brownish overall with buffy eyering and warm rufous patch under the tail. Throat is lighter buffy brown; crown usually warm brown.
© Jeffrey Moore / Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 07, 2008Adult
Large sparrow with long tail. Grayish brown with warm rufous patch under tail.
© Etienne Artigau🦩 / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 27, 2017Adult
Large sparrow usually seen on or near the ground. Often has a dark spot in the center of the breast. Warm reddish brown crown and undertail.
© Tim Lenz / Macaulay LibraryGuanajuato, June 15, 2017Adult
Large sparrow with long tail, often found on the ground in arid areas. Whitish belly with dark spot in center of breast.
© Ben Lagasse / Macaulay LibraryColorado, November 13, 2016Adult
Found on or near the ground in desert habitats including arroyos, mesquite thickets, desert grasslands, pinyon-juniper-oak woodland, and pine-oak.
© David Lerwill / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, October 08, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
New World Sparrows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passerellidae)
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