Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Abert's Towhee (Pyrgisoma aberti) - HBW 16, p. 599
French: Tohi d’Abert
German: Schwarzkinn-Grundammer
Spanish: Toquí de Abert
Taxonomy: Pipilo aberti S. F. Baird, 1852, “New Mexico” = vicinity of Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
Formerly placed in genus Pipilo and sometimes in Melozone. Molecular analysis indicates that present species and P. crissale are sister-taxa. Geographical variation clinal; species perhaps better treated as monotypic. Proposed race voorhiesi (described from c. 15 km S of Tucson, in Arizona) treated as synonym of dumeticolus. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dumeticolus (van Rossem, 1946) - SW USA from SW Utah S through Colorado Valley in SE Nevada to SE California, and E along Gila R in S Arizona, also extreme NW Mexico (extreme N Baja California and NW Sonora).
- aberti (S. F. Baird, 1852) - SW USA in S Arizona and SW New Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Foraging. Locality Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Ken Simonite 11 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 55 sec 3.8 -
A bird scratching at the ground for food. Locality Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 9 July 2011 1 year ago 28 sec 3.8 -
A bird foraging on the ground Locality Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA (United States) (ssp aberti)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 3.5 -
Three birds on a park bench Locality Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA (United States) (ssp aberti)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2005 5 years ago 8 sec 3.4
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Adult bird foraging on the ground at Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge HQ.
Locality Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial County, California, USA (United States)
Pia Öberg 8 February 2006 1 year ago 3.5 -
Perched.
Locality Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Ken Simonite 22 April 2012 49 weeks ago 2.9
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