Lincoln’s Sparrow

Scientific Name: Melospiza Lincolnii
Common Name: Lincoln's Sparrow
Diet: seeds, insects
Color: brown
Size: 5.5 inches
Active Period: Winter
Habitat: near water
Field Identification: white chin, white belly, small dark spot on chest, finely streaked buffy breast, broad gray eyebrow, secretive
Nest: cuplike
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Melospiza
Family: Emberizidae (sparrows)
Order: Passeriformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: lincolnii