Falco peregrinus anatum, F. p. tundrius Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally uncommon regular resident east, extirpated west. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: UNSM ZM7696 (anatum) 14 May 1915 Garden Co; UNSM ZM7695 (tundrius) 5 May 1935 near Stapleton, Logan Co. Taxonomy: There are 16-19 subspecies recognized world-wide, three of […]
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER
Picoides dorsalis dorsalis Status: Rare casual summer visitor west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6345, 16 Jun 1916 Scotts Bluff Co (Swenk 1918). Taxonomy: Nearctic three-toed woodpeckers (Picoides dorsalis, American Three-toed Woodpecker, and P. arcticus, Black-backed Woodpecker) are split from the Palearctic species (P. tridactylus, Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker) based on genetic and vocal differences (Banks et al 2003). American […]
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Melanerpes carolinus Status: Common regular resident east and south, uncommon north, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6285, 9 Apr 1903 Roca, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022). AOU (1957) listed four subspecies, the range of the northernmost, zebra, including Nebraska. Changes Since 2000: This species has continued to expand its […]
CAROLINA PARAKEET
Conuropsis carolinensis Status: Extinct (prior to 1850s common resident south and east; Snyder and Russell 2020). Documentation: Specimen: NMNH 4614, 24-25 Apr 1856 McKissock Island, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, carolinensis occupying the range east of the Appalachians south of Virginia, throughout Florida, and along the Gulf Coast west to eastern Louisiana and […]
[NANDAY PARAKEET]
Aratinga nenday Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Comments: A pair with bands, considered to be obvious escapes, were seen flying around a sunflower patch at a Lincoln, Lancaster Co golf course 22-23 Sep 1990 (Thomas Labedz, personal communication). Caged birds have been released in some areas of […]
[BUDGERIGAR]
Melopsittacus undulatus Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Comments: Nebraska sightings are of escaped or released cage birds. A free-flying yellow morph bird considered “probably an escape” was seen at a feeder in Kearney, Buffalo Co 8 Aug 1991. One was seen flying near Wakefield, Dixon Co 18 […]