Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusMelospiza (Melospiza Sparrows)
- SpeciesMelospiza lincolnii (Lincoln's Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Denali National Park
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lincoln's Sparrow in Denali National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Lincoln's Sparrow sighting in Denali National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lincoln's Sparrow in Denali National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Lincoln's Sparrow in Denali National Park in our monthly data.