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title: "Tico-tico-de-lincoln"
description: "Melospiza lincolnii — Aves. Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) is a small sparrow native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lincoln-s-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tico-tico-de-lincoln

> Melospiza lincolnii — Aves. Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) is a small sparrow native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Melospiza lincolnii*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 40399
- Wikidata: [Q692323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9092](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9092)

## Names

- en: Lincoln's Sparrow
- de: Lincolnammer
- es: Gorrión de Lincoln
- fr: Bruant de Lincoln
- nl: Lincolns gors
- pt: Tico-tico-de-lincoln
- pl: Pasówka płowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (27663), MX (6149), CA (4621), HN (21), CR (10), GT (7)

## Summary

Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 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 (M. melodia) and the swamp sparrow (M. georgiana). 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_sparrow

## Photo

![Tico-tico-de-lincoln](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lincoln-s-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37754190

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lincoln-s-sparrow?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).