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Green-tailed Towhee Range Map

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Short- to medium-distance migrant. Green-tailed Towhees migrate mainly at night to wintering grounds in the southwestern U.S. and throughout much of Mexico.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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