Canyon Towhee

• Scientific Name: Pipilo Fuscus
• Common Name: Canyon Towhee
• Diet: insects, seeds
• Color: gray
• Size: 9. Inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: canyons,mountains
• Field Identification: long tail, dark spot in center of breast, white eye ring, rufous crown
• Nest: cup low in bush
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Pipilo
• Family: Emberizidae (sparrows)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: fuscus