Tyrannus forficatus Status: Rare regular breeder south of Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual spring, summer, and fall visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: KU 34091, 9 Jul 1957 Thomas Co. Taxonomy: A recent revision by Chesser et al (2018) changed the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) […]
[COUCH’S KINGBIRD]
Tyrannus couchii Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Recently, Chesser et al (2018) rearranged the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) ahead of Fluvicolinae (Nebraska-occurring genera Contopus, Empidonax, Sayornis, Pyrocephalus). We follow this order of genera. No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Comments: There are two reports, […]
[GREEN JAY]
Cyanocorax yncas Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Pyle (1997) recognized 12 subspecies, but a case has been made, but yet to be considered by AOS (Gill et al 2022) for splitting five South American subspecies as Inca Jay (C. yncas) with the remaining seven Central American subspecies as Green Jay (C. luxuosus); only one of […]
[YELLOW-GREEN VIREO]
Vireo flavoviridis Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized, three in Mexico and Central America, and two reaching the USA: hypoleucus, a vagrant to California and Arizona, and flavoviridis, breeding in south Texas, and a vagrant to west Texas and Florida (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022). Comments: A bird identified as a […]
DUSKY FLYCATCHER
Empidonax oberholseri Status: Rare regular spring migrant west, rare casual west central. Uncommon regular fall migrant west and central. Documentation: Photographs, measurements: 31 Aug 2000 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co (Dinsmore 2000; Dinsmore and Silcock 2001). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Gill et al (2022) suggest the name “American Dusky Flycatcher” to […]
WESTERN FLYCATCHER
Empidonax difficilis Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant west. Rare regular fall migrant west. Uncommon regular breeder northwest. Documentation: Recording: 9 Jul 1991 Sowbelly Canyon, Sioux Co (Grenon 1991). Taxonomy: There are five subspecies recognized (Lowther et al 2023): difficilis of the western U.S. and Canada, insulicola of the Channel Islands, cineritius of Baja California, hellmayri […]