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California Towhee

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Taxon taxon Q3178443
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California Towhee

Summary

California Towhee is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #1,469 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • California Towhee's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • California Towhee is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • California Towhee's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • California Towhee belongs to the parent taxon Melozone[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, California Towhee is Melozone crissalis[7].
  • California Towhee's Commons category is recorded as Melozone crissalis[8].
  • California Towhee's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melozone crissalis[9].
  • California Towhee's Commons gallery is recorded as Melozone crissalis[10].
  • California Towhee's original combination is recorded as Fringilla crissalis[11].
  • California Towhee's taxon synonym is recorded as Q137989446[12].
  • California Towhee's taxon synonym is recorded as Q137989226[13].
  • California Towhee's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. crissalis'}[14].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Towhee'}[15].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaliforniengrundammer'}[16].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Toquí Californiano'}[17].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'toquí de Califòrnia'}[18].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pipilo kalifornský'}[19].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kaliforniatovi'}[20].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Калифорнийский тауи'}[21].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カリフォルニアムジトウヒチョウ'}[22].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Californisk Buskspurv'}[23].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kalifornianpipilo'}[24].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ziemnołuszcz kalifornijski'}[25].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'strnádlik kalifornský'}[26].
  • California Towhee is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kalifornisk busksparv'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, California Towhee is Melozone crissalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Melozone[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaliforniengrundammer'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Toquí Californiano'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'toquí de Califòrnia'}[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pipilo kalifornský'}[19], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kaliforniatovi'}[20].

Identifiers

California Towhee's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 73044[28]. California Towhee's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40204[29]. California Towhee's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7341600[30]. California Towhee's ITIS TSN is recorded as 997738[31].

Why It Matters

California Towhee ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #1,469 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Avibase. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Avibase. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Avibase. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Melozone
    Topic's main category → Category:Melozone crissalis
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Taxon synonym → Q137989446, Q137989226
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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