Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (3)
Elisabeth M. Ammon
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | strnadec pruhohlavý |
| Danish | Stribet Sangspurv |
| Dutch | Lincolns Gors |
| English (United States) | Lincoln's Sparrow |
| French | Bruant de Lincoln |
| German | Lincolnammer |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Zwazo-kann sousi gri |
| Hungarian | Lincoln-sármány |
| Icelandic | Brjósttittlingur |
| Japanese | ヒメウタスズメ |
| Norwegian | gråbrynspurv |
| Polish | szarobrewka płowa |
| Russian | Еловая овсянка |
| Serbian | Linkolnov strnad |
| Slovak | strnádlik plavý |
| Spanish | Chingolo de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Sabanero de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gorrión de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gorrión de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gorrión de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gorrión de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gorrión de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo de Lincoln |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gorrión Migratorio |
| Swedish | lincolnsparv |
| Turkish | Lincoln Serçesi |
Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon, 1834)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla Lincolnii
Audubon, 1834. Birds of America 2, pl.193.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Labrador [=near mouth of Natashquan River, Quebec, fide Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 593].
Definitions
- MELOSPIZA
- lincolnii
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