White-throated Towhee
Melozone albicollis(Sclater, PL, 1858)
English (US) White-throated Towhee
The White-throated Towhee (Melozone albicollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melozone albicollis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-throated Towhee
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melozone albicollis marshalli
- Melozone albicollis albicollis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipilo albicollis
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
- Type locality
- San Miguel de las Peras, Oaxaca, Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.365 p.304
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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