Species profile
Lincoln's/swamp Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. New Azores Record
- Scientific name
- Melospiza lincolnii
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melospiza
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Lincoln's/swamp Sparrow in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Passerellidae
- Abert's towhee (Melozone aberti)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae)
- Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi)
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus canigularis)
- Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)
- Baird's Junco (Junco bairdi)
- Bairds Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)