Melozone

Melozone is a genus of mostly Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae, found mainly in Mexico. Three species reach as far north as the southwestern United States, two species reach as far south as Costa Rica, and two are endemic to Mexico.

It is one of two genera containing birds with the common name towhee.

Species

The following species are in the genus Melozone:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
File:Abert's Towhee (16759397875).jpg	Abert's towhee	Melozone aberti	Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Sonora in Mexico.
File:Mauricio Pinzon Cafetalero 81048.jpg	Cabanis's ground sparrow	Melozone cabanisi	Costa Rica.
File:Melozone crissalis 103257560.jpg	California towhee	Melozone crissalis	western Oregon and California in the United States and Baja California Sur in Mexico.
File:Pipilo fuscus2.jpg	Canyon towhee	Melozone fusca	Southern Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico & western Texas, also present in northern & central Mexico.
File:Prevosts Ground-Sparrow (Melozone biarcuatum) (5771871547) (cropped).jpg	Prevost's ground sparrow	Melozone biarcuata	southern Mexico to western Honduras.
File:Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (Melozone kieneri) (8079396250).jpg	Rusty-crowned ground sparrow	Melozone kieneri	western and southwestern Mexico.
File:Melozone leucotis Monteverde.jpg	White-eared ground sparrow	Melozone leucotis	Mexico and Guatemala to northern Costa Rica.
File:White-throated Towhee - Oaxaca - Mexico S4E9162 (22765145593) (cropped).jpg	White-throated towhee	Melozone albicollis	Mexico.