California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Bird
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Brown sparrow with rusty undertail coverts and clear demeanor. Year-round Bay Area resident that forages on ground for seeds and insects, controlling pest populations.
Plants that support California Towhee
7 plants
California Bay Laurel
Umbellularia californica
tree
Fruit
Bay Area native
Fairy Fans
Clarkia breweri
annual
Seeds
Bay Area native
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Seeds
Bay Area native
Monterey Pine
Pinus radiata
tree
Shelter
Keystone species
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
shrub
Fruit
Bay Area native
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Seeds
Yellow Bush Penstemon
Keckiella antirrhinoides
perennial herb
Seeds
Bay Area native