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Melozone crissalis
Gray-brown overall Short, conical bill Warm, reddish brown eye ring and face Long brown tail Reddish brown undertail coverts Often forages on ground
California Towhees live in chaparral and other tangled, shrubby, and dry habitats. They’re also at home in the small backyards and neighborhood parks of lowland California towns.
Few birds are as uniformly matte brown as a California Towhee. A patch under the tail (called the crissum), giving the bird its scientific name) is a noticeably warmer ruddy brown. Males look the same as females
@ Liam,While the eye is not completely red,it does seem like there is a red ring around the eye.
Spotted on Jan 5, 2012
Submitted on Jan 5, 2012
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