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 […]
[ROSY-FACED (PEACH-FACED) LOVEBIRD]
Agapornis roseicollis Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: There are two subspecies in this species’ native range in Angola and Namibia (Gill et al 2022), but the established populations in Phoenix, Arizona and presumably those in Hawaii are descended from captive birds (see below). Comments: There are three reports. An obvious escapee or released bird was […]
GYRFALCON
Falco rusticolus Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: SUI 17469, 23 Feb 1885, Elk Creek, Johnson Co (DuMont 1933). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). All color morphs have been reported in Nebraska. According to Booms et al (2020), there is “Complete gradation among plumage colors, though most birds are […]
AMERICAN KESTREL
Falco sparverius sparverius Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder statewide. Fairly common regular winter visitor south, uncommon north. Rare casual resident southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7701, 26 May 1901 Jim Creek Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are 17 subspecies recognized, two of which occur in North America: sparverius of […]
[MONK PARAKEET]
Myiopsitta monachus Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized, all in its native South America (Gill et al 2022). Established populations in North America are derived from nominate M. m. monachus in Uruguay (Edelaar et al 2015). Comments: There is no established population in Nebraska. This species builds nests and occupies them year-round, […]