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title: "White-throated Towhee"
description: "Melozone albicollis — Aves. The white-throated towhee (Melozone albicollis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-throated-towhee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-throated Towhee

> Melozone albicollis — Aves. The white-throated towhee (Melozone albicollis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Melozone albicollis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1028
- Wikidata: [Q1935552](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1935552)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73042](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73042)

## Names

- en: White-throated Towhee
- de: Weißkehlgrundammer
- es: Rascador Oaxaqueño
- fr: Tohi à gorge blanche
- nl: Witkeeltowie
- pl: Ziemnołuszcz białogardły

## Countries with the most observations

MX (982)

## Summary

The white-throated towhee (Melozone albicollis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_towhee

## Photo

![White-throated Towhee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-throated-towhee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196872189

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-throated-towhee?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).