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Melozone (Ground sparrow)

Synonyms: Melanzona; Melexone; Meloxene

Wikipedia Abstract

Melozone is a genus of mostly neotropical birds 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:
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Species

Melozone aberti (Abert's Towhee) (Attributes)
Melozone albicollis (White-throated Towhee) (Attributes)
Melozone biarcuata (Prevost's Ground-Sparrow) (Attributes)
Melozone cabanisi (Costa Rican Ground-sparrow) (Attributes)
Melozone crissalis (California Towhee) (Attributes)
Melozone fusca (Canyon Towhee) (Attributes)
Melozone kieneri (Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow) (Attributes)
Melozone leucotis (White-eared Ground-Sparrow) (Attributes)
Melozone taciturni

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0