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Melospiza lincolnii
Lincoln's Sparrow
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon, 1834)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Passerellidae, Genus Melospiza, Species Melospiza lincolnii


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:		NM: NGS, PFP
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: S2B,S5N
Evidence:		4 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Alagnak Wild River
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Eisenhower National Historic Site	El Malpais National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Kobuk Valley National Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	National Capital Parks-East
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/30/2008

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