Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (10)
R. Roy Johnson and Lois T. Haight
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Bruine Towie |
| English | Canyon Towhee |
| English (United States) | Canyon Towhee |
| French | Tohi des canyons |
| French (France) | Tohi des canyons |
| German | Braunrücken-Grundammer |
| Icelandic | Mótittlingur |
| Japanese | ムジトウヒチョウ |
| Norwegian | ravinetovi |
| Polish | ziemnołuszcz brunatny |
| Russian | Бурый тохи |
| Serbian | Kanjonski pipilo |
| Slovak | strnádlik kaňonový |
| Spanish | Toquí Pardo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rascador Viejita |
| Spanish (Spain) | Toquí pardo |
| Swedish | kanjonsnårsparv |
| Turkish | Kanyon Tovisi |
| Ukrainian | Тауї каньйоновий |
Melozone fusca (Swainson, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Pipilo fusca
Swainson, 1827. The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1, p.434.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Temiscaltipec [= Temascaltepec] , Mexico, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELOZONE
- fusca
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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