Canyon Towhee
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Pipilo
Species:fuscus
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Description
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Length: 9.0"
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Wing span: 11.5"
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Weight: 1.9 oz (53 grams)
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Medium sized songbird
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Head, back, wings, and tail dark gray
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Reddish eyes, reddish crown & undertail coverts
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Chest has a dark necklace of streaking on pale color, whitish belly and usually has a dark central spot on chest
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Males and females look alike
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Juveniles are sparrowlike with buffy brown coloration and heavily streaked
Factoids:
- Very similar to California & Albert's Towhee
All photographs and audio clips are ©Jamie Mullin 2006
Sources: Cornell Lab of Ornithology & The Sibley Guide to Birds
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