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Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon, JJ 1834)

Lincoln's sparrow is a small sparrow native to North America. It is a less common passerine bird that often stays hidden under thick ground cover, but can be distinguished by its sweet, wrenlike song. Lincoln's sparrow is one of three species in the genus Melospiza which also includes the song sparrow and the swamp sparrow. It lives in well-covered brushy habitats, often near water. This bird is poorly documented because of its secretive nature and breeding habits solely in boreal regions. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passerellidae
Genus:
   Melospiza
Scientific:
  Melospiza lincolnii


Original description

Citation:
  (Audubon, JJ 1834)

Reference:
   Birds Amer. 2 pl.193

Protonym:
  Fringilla Lincolnii

Type locality:
  Labrador [=near mouth of Natashquan River, Quebec, fide Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 593].


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AF49F8903B6DC7A5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AF49F890

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AF49F890


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179484

Geographic range:

  • Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii: northwestern Alaska to Canada and northern USA; winters to Baja California and Guatemala
  • Melospiza lincolnii alticola: mountains of Oregon to Arizona and New Mexico; winters to Guatemala
  • Melospiza lincolnii gracilis: coastal southern Alaska and central British Columbia; winters to central California
English:
Lincoln's Sparrow
Catalan:
sit de Lincoln
Czech:
strnadec pruhohlavý
Danish:
Stribet Sangspurv
German:
Lincolnammer
Spanish:
Chingolo de Lincoln
Spanish (Spain):
Chingolo de Lincoln
Finnish:
rämesirkku
French:
Bruant de Lincoln
Croatian:
sivolici strnadar
Hungarian:
Lincoln-sármány
Icelandic:
Brjósttittlingur
Italian:
Passero di Lincoln
Japanese (romaji):
himeutasuzume
Japanese:
ヒメウタスズメ
Lithuanian:
Linkolno žvirbliastartė
Dutch:
Lincolns Gors
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråbrynsporv
Norwegian:
Gråbrynspurv
Polish:
szarobrewka płowa
Portuguese:
Tico-tico-de-lincoln
Portuguese (Portugal):
tico-tico-de-lincoln
Russian:
Еловая овсянка
Slovak:
strnádlik plavý
Serbian:
Linkolnov strnad
Swedish:
lincolnsparv
Ukrainian:
Пасовка вохриста
Chinese:
林氏带鹀
Chinese (Traditional):
林肯帶鵐


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bruant de Lincoln ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bruant de Lincoln ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Zonotrichia lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Zonotrichia lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Lincoln Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lincoln Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Zonotrichia lincolnii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Zonotrichia lincolnii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Zonotrichia lincolnii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Lincoln's Sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melospiza lincolnii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melospiza lincolnii [version 1]

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Breton: Brean Lincoln
Catalan: Pardal de Lincoln, sit de Lincoln
Czech: Strnad skvrnkovaný, strnadec pruhohlavý
Welsh: Bras Lincoln
Danish: Stribet Sangspurv
German: Lincoln Ammer, Lincolnammer, Lincoln-Ammer
English: Forbush's Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, Lincoln's Finch, Lincoln's Sparrow, Montane Sparrow
English, HBW: Lincoln's Sparrow
English (IOC): Lincoln's Sparrow
English (United States): Lincoln's Sparrow
Esperanto: Linkolna pasero
Spanish: Chingolo de Lincoln, Chíngolo de Lincoln, Gorrión de Lincoln, Pinzón de Lincoln, Sabanero de Lincoln
Spanish (Costa Rica): Sabanero de lincoln
Spanish (Cuba): Gorrión de Lincoln
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gorrión de Lincoln
Spanish (Spain): Chingolo de Lincoln
Spanish (HBW): Chingolo de Lincoln
Spanish (Honduras): Pinzón de Lincoln
Spanish (Mexico): Gorrión de Lincoln
Spanish (Panama): Gorrión de Lincoln
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gorrión de Lincoln
Spanish (Venezuela): Gorrión Migratorio, Sabanerito de Lincoln
Estonian: rabasidrik
Finnish: Rämesirkku
French: Bruant de Lincoln, Bruantin de Lincoln, Pinson de Lincoln
Frisian: Lincolngoars
Irish: Gealóg Lincoln
Galician: Tico-tico de Lincoln
Haitian Creole French: Zwazo-kann sousi gri
Croatian: sivolici strnadar
Hungarian: Lincoln-sármány
Icelandic: Brjósttittlingur
Italian: Passero di Lincoln
Japanese (romaji): himeutasuzume
Japanese: ヒメウタスズメ, ヒメウタスヅメ
Scientific: Fringilla Lincolnii, Melospiza lincolni, Melospiza lincolnii, Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii, Zonotrichia lincolnii
Lithuanian: Linkolno žvirbliastartė
Latvian: Linkolna zvirbulis
Dutch: Lincolngors, Lincoln-gors, Lincolns Gors
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråbrynsporv
Norwegian: Gråbrynspurv
Polish: pasówka plowa, pasówka płowa, szarobrewka płowa
Portuguese: Tico-tico-de-lincoln
Portuguese (Portugal): tico-tico-de-lincoln
Rhaeto-Romance: Paslerella da Lincoln
Russian: Воробей Линкольна, Еловая овсянка, Зонотрихия Линкольна, Овсянка Линкольна
Slovak: strnádlik plavý
Serbian: Linkolnov strnad
Swedish: Lincolnsparv
Turkish: Lincoln serçesi
Ukrainian: Пасовка вохриста
Chinese: 林氏带鹀
Chinese (Traditional): 林肯帶鵐

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