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 (AviList 2025). 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 lumped into […]
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 (AviList 2025). 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, and so […]
PRAIRIE FALCON
Falco mexicanus Status: Fairly common regular winter visitor west and central, rare east. Uncommon regular breeder west, rare casual north. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: UNSM ZM12533, 25 Feb 1896 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: winter <<<>>> May 9, 9, 11 (east and east central) Later documented […]
MERLIN
Falco columbarius columbarius, F. c. richardsonii Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual breeder northwest (richardsonii). Uncommon regular winter visitor statewide (richardsonii), south (columbarius). Documentation: Specimens: UNSM ZM12536, 20 Oct 1906 Omaha, Douglas Co (richardsonii), UNSM ZM7702, 1 Oct 1940 Stapleton, Logan Co (columbarius). Taxonomy: Nine subspecies are recognized, six in Eurasia […]
DOWNY WOODPECKER
Dryobates pubescens medianus, D. p. leucurus Status: Common regular resident east and central, fairly common west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12374, 25 Nov 1893 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Genus Dryobates includes species previously assigned to genera Dendrocopos and Picoides, including Nuttall’s, Ladder-backed, and Downy Woodpeckers of North America (Fuchs and Pons 2015, Chesser et al 2018). There are […]