Crotophaga sulcirostris sulcirostris Status: Rare casual fall visitor central and east. Documentation: Photograph: 15 Oct-1 Nov 1975 Hall Co (Stoppkotte 1975). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are sometimes recognized although Clements et al (2016) and Gill and Donsker 2017) consider the species monotypic. The subspecies pallidula is only a vagrant to the southwest USA, but subspecies sulcirostris, […]
RED-NECKED GREBE
Podiceps grisegena holbollii Status: Rare casual spring migrant statewide. Rare regular fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Accidental in winter. Documentation: Photograph: 24 Nov 1995 Lewis and Clark Lake, Knox Co (Brogie 1996). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, grisegena in Eurasia and holbollii in North America (Gill et al 2022). Nebraska birds are […]
NORTHERN BOBWHITE
Colinus virginianus taylori, C. V. MEXICANUS Status: Fairly common regular resident east and most of central; rare elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6093, 19 Jun 1902 Keya Paha Co. Taxonomy: Taxonomy is complex. Most authorities currently recognize 21 subspecies (Brennan et al 2020, Gill et al 2022, https://avibase.ca/91CCBC71), only six of these occurring north of Mexico […]
EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL
Antrostomus vociferus Status: Common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant east, rare central. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2733, 2 May 1896 Giltner, Hamilton Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Pyle 1997). This species and 10 others previously in Caprimulgus were moved to Antrostomus based on Han et al (2010). Spring: Apr 18, 18, 19 <<<>>> […]
WESTERN GREBE
Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Locally common regular breeder western Sandhills, rare casual elsewhere north and west. Rare regular summer visitor west and west-central, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual winter visitor lower North Platte River Valley. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM14365, summer 1982 Keith […]
CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW
Antrostomus carolinensis Status: Fairly common regular breeder southeast, locally rare regular elsewhere in east. Rare casual summer visitor central. Rare casual fall migrant east. Documentation: Photograph: 4 Jun 1983 nest with egg and hatchling, Camp Merrill, Saunders Co (Lingle 1983). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. This species and 10 others previously in Caprimulgus were moved […]