Thursday, June 4, 2026

Abert's Towhee

Abert's towhee is almost entirely located in Arizona, but for a small bump into California, a sliver of Nevada, a small bump into Utah, New Mexico and a small sliver and bump into portions of Mexico. It is concentrated in the lower Colorado River and Gila River watersheds. It looks quite a bit like the California towhee, which we have lots of where I live, but it has a darker face and their ranges only slightly overlap. I've only seen it on three occasions, all three at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR in southeastern California. 








Illustration from Birds of the World. 

Range from Birds of the World. 

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