White-throated towhee

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White-throated towhee
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Melozone
Species:
M. albicollis
Binomial name
Melozone albicollis
(Sclater, PL, 1858)
Melozone albicollis map.svg
Synonyms

Pipilo albicollis

The white-throated towhee (Melozone albicollis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Melozone albicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T22721339A136942389. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22721339A136942389.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.