If you see a sparrow-sized bird with large patches of rusty orange on their sides, black or dark brown head and back, and snowy belly kicking up leaf litter, you can be sure that it’s a towhee ...

Range maps provided by Kaufman Field Guides, the official field guide of Birds & Blooms. “I was told this is an eastern towhee, but I live in the San Joaquin Valley in California. Is it?” ...

DESCRIPTION: The Inyo California towhee is a medium-sized, brown-grey songbird of approximately seven to 7.5 inches in length, with both sexes appearing similar in size and color. This bird's plumage ...

which degrade the bird's habitat and have been one of the gravest threats to the species. Today, though its population is still small, the Inyo California towhee has increased dramatically in numbers ...