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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Black-headed Brushfinch	Abert's Towhee
Scientific Name	Arremon atricapillus	Melozone aberti
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Passerellidae	Passerellidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.9 cm (7.0 in)
Weight	48.25 g (1.70 oz)	46.25 g (1.63 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Black-headed Brushfinch only

🌲 Forest

Abert's Towhee only

🏜️ Desert

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-headed Brushfinch

Least Concern

Abert's Towhee

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About These Birds

Black-headed Brushfinch

The Black-headed Brushfinch is a ground-dwelling sparrow with a striking black head, white supercilium, olive-green back, and gray-white underparts. It inhabits humid montane forests and forest edges from Costa Rica through Panama and into Colombia and Ecuador. It forages on or near the forest floor, searching through leaf litter for seeds, berries, and small insects.

Abert's Towhee

Abert's Towhee is a robust sparrow of the Sonoran Desert weighing about 46g. It forages in riparian thickets and desert scrub, scratching leaf litter energetically with both feet.

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