Melozone
Melozone is a genus of mostly Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae, 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.
| Melozone | |
|---|---|
| Canyon towhee (Melozone fusca) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Melozone Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrgita biarcuata Prévost & Des Murs, 1846 | |
It is one of two genera containing birds with the common name towhee.
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