Bird

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Names as given by USGS GAP.

Migratory and winter in Florida, in the USGS range maps. Its habitat models include 9 habitats found here.

Seasons here: Migratory and winter
Breeding: Nonbreeding
Range: 2 of 67 counties
Habitats: 9

Female Lincoln's Sparrow, whole bird — **Female**. no rights reserved. CC0. iNaturalist photo 259672746. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Seasons in Florida: Migratory and winter
Breeding: Nonbreeding
Counties in known range: 2 of 67
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

Southeast habitat models (USGS, 2001 land cover). The bird is not in every place a habitat occurs. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models Winter model

Habitats in Florida 9

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. Shared habitat, not food.

1 of 9

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded SwampRegional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal swamps, Florida to Virginia; state not identified, a neighboring state.Loblolly bay in a coastal swamp, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest

Freshwater tidal marshes

Marshes along tidal rivers where the water is fresh but rises and falls with the tide.

WinterFlorida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Pine flatwoods

Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods

Pine savannas

Open, fire-kept longleaf pine stands over grasses and wildflowers on wet to moist sandy soil.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterPasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Other habitats in its models (66)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida.

East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Herbaceous Modifier Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Winter
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter
East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Winter
Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Winter
Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Winter
East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and Woodland Winter
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Winter
Eastern Great Plains Wet Meadow, Prairie, and Marsh Winter
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Winter
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Winter
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Winter
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Winter
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Winter
South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Slough Winter
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Winter