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?” ...

Distinctive markings: Male has a black head, back and tail with white belly, orange-red sides and red or white eyes. The female’s coloring has a browner cast. A flurry of flying leaves and ...

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 ...