Nyctanassa violacea violacea Status: Rare regular spring migrant southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular summer visitor southeast and southcentral, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual breeder southeast. Rare casual fall visitor (after Aug) statewide. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 28539, 17 May 1956 Hastings, Adams Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), one of which, […]
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Callipepla squamata Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022); it is not known which subspecies were included in Nebraska releases. Comments: About 33 were released by a private individual in Loup Co in 1957; these birds initially did well, with as many as 400 birds known in subsequent years in […]
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
ARDEA ibis Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon, locally common, regular summer visitor east and central, rare west. Fairly common casual breeder statewide.Documentation: Photograph: 7 May 1983 Albion, Boone Co (Molhoff 1989). Taxonomy: Traditionally three subspecies have been recognized (Telfair 2020), coromandus of southern and eastern […]
GREAT BLUE HERON
Ardea herodias wardi Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally common regular breeder west and central, uncommon east. Locally uncommon regular winter visitor Platte and North Platte river valleys, rare elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10615, 24 Jun 1912 Halsey, Thomas Co. Taxonomy: Currently five subspecies are recognized (Vennesland and Butler 2020; Gill et […]
GREEN HERON
Butorides virescens virescens Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east and south-central, uncommon north-central, rare casual Panhandle. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12399, 26 Apr 1917 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), frazari in southern Baja California, bahamensis in the Bahamas, anthonyi in the western United States […]
GREAT EGRET
Ardea alba egretta Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Fairly common, locally common, regular summer visitor east and central, rare west. Rare casual breeder. Common regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7653, 4 Aug 1930 Saunders Co. Taxonomy: Currently four subspecies are recognized (Gill et […]