California Towhee
Pipilo crissalis
The California Towhee resides in western California, southern Oregon, and Baja California. These birds are as comfortable in rugged rural brush and chaparral as they are in urban parks or suburban gardens. Like other towhees, these birds are rarely found singly, but always in pairs year round.
Many years ago, because of their similarity, these and three other towhees, the Abert’s, Canyon and White-Throated Towhee (from southern Mexico) were lumped together as “Brown Towhee.” This quartet looks and sounds similar to each other, but each has its own geographic distinction. The debate has been waged for a hundred years, but seems to be settled by the use of genetic analysis.
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) A bird I met at Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County USA 2008-09-08. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:08 14:53 |
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Location:
Goodan Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: jcd0054CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) A yardbird at my home in Poway, California in San Diego County USA 2005-05-14. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:14 16:23 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD1320CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) A yardbird at my home in Poway, California in San Diego County USA 2005-05-14. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:14 16:25 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD1351CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) Typical ground foraging by a bird at Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County USA 2008-09-30. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:30 17:08 |
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Location:
Goodan Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: jcd1659CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) A bird we met during BioBlitz-2008 day in Balboa Park. San Diego, California USA 2008-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:03 9:53 |
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Location:
Balboa Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/6.3, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD4794CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) Typical ground foraging by a bird at Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County USA 2009-03-29. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:29 17:15 |
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Location:
Goodan Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD4838.CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) A bird I met at Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County USA 2009-03-29. |
Date Taken: 2008:07:29 16:08 |
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Location:
Goodan Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: jcd9226CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
California Towhee(Pipilo crissalis) |
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Description: (Melozone crissalis) Cut-out image of a bird I met at Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County USA 2008-09-08. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:08 14:53 |
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Location:
Goodan Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: Cut_jcd0054CaliforniaTowhee |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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