Melozone
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Melozone is a genus of mostly neotropical bird
s in the Emberizidae
family, found mainly in Mexico. Three species reach as far north as the southwestern United States
, two species reach as far south as Costa Rica, and two are endemic to Mexico. The following species are in the genus Melozone:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the Emberizidae
Emberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...
family, found mainly in Mexico. Three species reach as far north as the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
, two species reach as far south as Costa Rica, and two are endemic to Mexico. The following species are in the genus Melozone:
- Prevost's Ground-sparrowPrevost's Ground-SparrowPrevost's Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuatum, also known as the White-faced Ground-Sparrow, is an American sparrow.-Etymology:Its English name commemorates French naturalist Florent Prévost. The isolated Costa Rican form may be a separate species, Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow Prevost's Ground-Sparrow...
(Melozone biarcuata) - Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrowRusty-crowned Ground-sparrowThe Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to western and southwestern Mexico...
(Melozone kieneri) - White-eared Ground-SparrowWhite-eared Ground-SparrowThe White-eared Ground-Sparrow, Melozone leucotis, is a large American sparrow which breeds in a small range of Central America at middle altitudes from southern Mexico and Guatemala to northern Costa Rica...
(Melozone leucotis) - Canyon TowheeCanyon TowheeThe Canyon Towhee or Brown Towhee, Melozone fusca , is a bird of the family Emberizidae. It is native to lower-lying areas from Arizona, southern Colorado, and western Texas south to northwestern Oaxaca, Mexico, mostly avoiding the coasts.The taxonomy of the group of towhees to which this species...
(Melozone fusca) - White-throated TowheeWhite-throated TowheeThe White-throated Towhee is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...
(Melozone albicollis) - California TowheeCalifornia TowheeThe California Towhee, Melozone crissalis, is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to the coastal regions of western Oregon and California in the United States and Baja California Sur in Mexico....
(Melozone crissalis) - Abert's TowheeAbert's TowheeThe Abert's Towhee is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to a small range in southwestern North America, generally the lower Colorado River and Gila River watersheds, nearly endemic to Arizona, but also present in small parts of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Sonora in Mexico.This...
(Melozone aberti)