Cygnus buccinator Status: Locally common, regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide, rare southwest. Locally fairly common regular summer resident at Sandhills lakes, rare elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 573, circa 15 Mar 1898 Overton, Dawson Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Breeding populations that are currently geographically isolated, as […]
Anser canagica Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: A moribund adult was found by NGPC staff at Harvard WPA, Clay Co 17 Mar 1997 (Brogie 1998). Taxonomy: The genus Chen was recently lumped with genus Anser based on genetic studies (Chesser et al 2017). No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Record: A moribund adult […]
Dendrocygna autumnalis FULGENS Status: Rare regular summer visitor southeast. Rare casual breeder southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM16079, 29 Oct 1989 Hansen WPA, Clay Co (Labedz 1990; Grenon 1990). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, one of which occurs in North America, D. a. fulgens (Gill et al 2022). Changes since 2000: Of the 70+ records, only […]
Eudromia elegans Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: There are 10 subspecies currently recognized in its southern South American range (Gill et al 2022). Comments: An introduction of 89 birds made on the True Howard Ranch near Benkelman, Dundy Co 11 Sep 1970 (Cortelyou 1971) was unsuccessful (Johnsgard 2013, Mollhoff 2022). Literature Cited Cortelyou, R.G. 1971. […]
