Perdix perdix Status: Introduced. Decreasing. Variably uncommon to rare regular resident northeast and north-central, locally rare Sioux and Scotts Bluff Cos. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 683, Nov or Dec 1978 or 1979 Wayne Co. Taxonomy: In its native Western Palearctic, eight subspecies are currently recognized (AviList 2025). North American introductions were of several subspecies and existing […]
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus Status: Rare casual spring migrant central and western Platte River Valley. Documentation: Photograph: 31 Mar-1 Apr 1972 Elm Creek, Phelps Co (Tremaine et al 1972). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: The first Nebraska record was of one seen several times 25-31 Mar 1972 between Hershey and North Platte in Lincoln Co; […]
HOODED CRANE
Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: Photograph: 25 Mar 2011 Hall Co (Brogie 2013). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Record: In 2011 an obliging Hooded Crane chose to forage in fields next to Interstate Highway 80 in Hall Co with Sandhill Cranes for 17 days, allowing many observers to see this unexpected visitor. It […]
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
Coccyzus americanus Status: Fairly common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM 6233, 27 May 1892 Jamaica, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (AviList 2025). Two weakly-differentiated subspecies were previously recognized (Pyle 1997); the eastern subspecies americanus was said to occur in Nebraska (Rapp et […]
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Status: Decreasing. Rare regular breeder and spring and fall migrant east and central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM 6243, 6 Jul 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: May 10, 11, 11 <<<>>> summer Migrants appear in mid- to late May. Half of the spring arrival […]
BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
Selasphorus platycercus Status: Increasing. Uncommon regular fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central and east. Rare regular spring migrant and summer visitor west. Documentation: Photograph: 22-30 Aug 1987 Hastings, Adams Co (Grenon 1990). Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (AviList 2025). A hybrid male Ruby-throated Hummingbird x Broad-tailed Hummingbird was photographed in Dawes Co […]