Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Passerellidae
          Genus: Melozone
            Species: aberti

Abert's Towhee - Melozone aberti

Abert's Towhee

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Abert?s Towhee (Melozone aberti) is a medium-sized (21-23 cm) songbird of the southwestern U.S. They inhabit cottonwood-willow woodlands near water in desert areas. They are locally common, but are vulnerable to habitat degradation because of their restricted distribution in the state.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1 Rank Changed: 02/07/2005
Rank Reviewed: 02/07/2005
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

State Status: T

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BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 15

Number of Mapped Locations: 45

Number of Observations: 84

Observation date range: 05-15-1981 to 07-15-2010


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