Breeding Location:
Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Mountains, Scrub vegetation areas
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Common in range
Egg Color:
Light blue or green with brown and black markings
Number of Eggs:
2 - 6
Incubation Days:
11
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Bark, sticks, weeds, and grass., Lined with mammal hair.
Migration:
Nonmigratory
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Overview
California Towhee: Large sparrow, uniform brown-gray body, faintly streaked underparts, buff throat bordered with dark streaks. Tail is long with cinnamon-brown undertail coverts. Pink-brown legs and feet. Short flights with rapid beating wing strokes alternating with wings pulled briefly to sides.
Range and Habitat
California Towhee: Resident in coastal and foothill chaparral from Oregon to southern Baja California. Preferred habitats include shady underbrush, open woods, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and suburban gardens.
Breeding and Nesting
California Towhee: Two to six light blue or green eggs, with brown and black markings, are laid in a cup nest built low in a bush or young tree. Eggs are incubated for approximately 11 days by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
California Towhee: Diet consists of seeds, grain, and insects. Forages in open, but usually prefers cover, quietly double-scratching on the ground under foliage, outdoor buildings, and fences.
Readily Eats
Cracked Corn, Peanuts, Nut Meats
Vocalization
California Towhee: Song is a series of squeaky chips on same pitch, accelerating into a rapid trill; pattern varies according to geographical area. Call is a sharp "chink" or thin "tseeee."
Similar Species
California Towhee: Canyon Towhee has a rust-brown crown and grayer upperparts. Abert's Towhee is buff and has a black area around bill.
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