Scientific Name
Melozone crissalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839)
Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
California Towhee
Park Synonyms
Pipilo crissalis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Passerellidae |
Genus | Melozone |
Species | Melozone crissalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Abundant
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Habitat Tags
- Riparian
- Oak woodland
- Coastal sage scrub
- Chaparral
- Urban/Suburbs
Seasonality/Breeding (birds) Tags
- Resident Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
21
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lena Lee SAMO
Created Date
9/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mmendelsohn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/4/2018 12:52:54 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: A Checklist of the Birds of the Santa Monica Mountains
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