Picoides dorsalis dorsalis Status: Rare casual summer visitor west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6345, 16 Jun 1916 Scotts Bluff Co (Swenk 1918). Taxonomy: Nearctic Picoides dorsalis American Three-toed Woodpecker is split from the Palearctic species P. tridactylus Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker based on genetic and vocal differences (Banks et al 2003). Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): fasciatus […]
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 recognized (AviList 2025). Resident: Red-bellied Woodpecker has spread gradually westward during the 20th century, but remains by far most numerous in eastern Nebraska, where BBS data indicate 95% […]
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 (AviList 2025), carolinensis occupying the range east of the Appalachians south of Virginia, throughout Florida, and along the Gulf Coast west to eastern […]
[NANDAY PARAKEET]
Aratinga nenday Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized in its native South American range (AviList 2025). 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 […]
[BUDGERIGAR]
Melopsittacus undulatus Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). 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 Aug 1999, […]
[ROSY-FACED LOVEBIRD]
Agapornis roseicollis Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: There are two subspecies recognized in this species’ native range in Angola and Namibia (AviList 2025), 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 hanging […]