Falco sparverius sparverius Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder statewide. Fairly common regular winter visitor south, uncommon north. Rare casual resident southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7701, 26 May 1901 Jim Creek Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are 17 subspecies recognized, two of which occur in North America: sparverius of […]
[MONK PARAKEET]
Myiopsitta monachus Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized, all in its native South America (Gill et al 2022). Established populations in North America are derived from nominate M. m. monachus in Uruguay (Edelaar et al 2015). Comments: There is no established population in Nebraska. This species builds nests and occupies them year-round, […]
PRAIRIE FALCON
Falco mexicanus Status: Fairly common regular winter visitor west and central, rare east. Uncommon regular breeder west, rare casual north. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: UNSM ZM12533, 25 Feb 1896 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: winter <<<>>> May 9, 9, 11 Dates above are for […]
MERLIN
Falco columbarius columbarius, F. c. richardsonii Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare regular breeder northwest (richardsonii). Uncommon regular winter visitor statewide (richardsonii), south (columbarius). Documentation: Specimens: UNSM ZM12536, 20 Oct 1906 Omaha, Douglas Co (richardsonii), UNSM ZM7702, 1 Oct 1940 Stapleton, Logan Co (columbarius). Taxonomy: Nine subspecies are recognized, six in Eurasia […]
DOWNY WOODPECKER
Dryobates pubescens medianus, D. p. leucurus Status: Common regular resident east and central, fairly common west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12374, 25 Nov 1893 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There have been several recent changes in generic assignment of woodpeckers. Genus Dryobates includes species previously assigned to genera Dendrocopos and Picoides, including Nuttall’s, Ladder-backed, and Downy Woodpeckers of North […]
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, fairly common west. Common regular breeder east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon regular winter visitor extreme southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6290, 5 Jun 1981 Gage Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022). Although no subspecies are […]