Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii(Audubon, JJ, 1834)
English (US) Lincoln's Sparrow
The Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melospiza lincolnii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1834)
No guides listed yet for Lincoln's Sparrow
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii
- Melospiza lincolnii gracilis
- Melospiza lincolnii alticola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla Lincolnii
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1834)
- Type locality
- Labrador [=near mouth of Natashquan River, Quebec, fide Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 593].
- Original description
- The Birds of America; from original drawings 2 pl.193
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family New World Sparrows
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Baird's Sparrow
Centronyx bairdii
Henslow's Sparrow
Centronyx henslowii
Sierra Madre Sparrow
Xenospiza baileyi
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Rusty Sparrow
Aimophila rufescens
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Oaxaca Sparrow
Aimophila notosticta
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow
Melozone kieneri
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
White-throated Towhee
Melozone albicollis
Looking for a different species?