Leocosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis, L. t. littoralis Status: Rare regular winter visitor west. Documentation: Specimen: tephrocotis, UNSM ZM7133, 15 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Photograph and description: littoralis, 30 Dec 2020 Toadstool Road, Sioux Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org). Taxonomy: There are six subspecies, in two groups (Macdougall-Shackleton et al 2020): Gray-cheeked Group (“Hepburn’s Rosy-Finch”) consists of griseonucha […]
[EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH]
Carduelis carduelis Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: There are 14 subspecies recognized, all in Eurasia (Gill et al 2022). Comments: One was reported without details at a feeder in Scribner, Dodge Co 13 and 17 Feb 1996 (Carson 1996). This species is listed by AOU (1998); it has been widely introduced in the US without […]
HOARY REDPOLL
Acanthis hornemanni Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 5 Feb 1982 Ames, Dodge Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: Gill et al (2022) refer to this species as Arctic Redpoll. A recent proposal to AOU to lump the redpolls, including Common and Hoary Redpolls has not yet been voted upon (AOU 2016), but […]
[ATLANTIC CANARY]
Serinus canaria Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Clement (2020) refers to this species as Island Canary. No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Comments: Cage birds are derived from birds native to the Canary Islands, Azores, and Madeira and usually lack back streaking due to selection by aficionados. A population is established in Hawaii […]
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE
Myadestes townsendi townsendi Status: Rare casual breeder northwest. Common regular winter resident and spring and fall migrant west, uncommon central, rare east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6699, 19 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), one in Mexico; the other, townsendi, breeds and winters throughout the North America range. […]
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
Corthylio calendula calendula Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor south and southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6713, 13 Apr 1901 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: New World Ruby-crowned Kinglet as genus Corthylio was split from unchanged Old World genus Regulus, which retains Golden-crowned Kinglet, based […]