Canyon Towhee
Pipilo fuscus
Perching
Length: 9 in. (23 cm )
A resident of desert slopes and vegetated gulleys, the Canyon Towhee is sensitive to human intrusions. It has been pushed back from urban and suburban expansion into more remote parts of the desert. Its bulky nest is made of twigs, grass and bark and placed in a bush or low tree near the ground. It runs on the ground like a large rodent and feeds by using both feet simultaneously to scratch up seeds and insects from the leaf litter.
The four-digit banding code is CANT.
Female |
Male |
Chaparral
Cliffs / boulders
Desert
Shrubs
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https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-towhee
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Canyon Towhee
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 22 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-towhee
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Canyon Towhee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-towhee
American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Canyon Towhee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-towhee
For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Canyon Towhee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-towhee
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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