Passerina caerulea interfusa Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7091, 8 Aug 1900 Beatrice, Gage Co Taxonomy: Six subspecies are generally recognized (Pyle 1997, Lowther and Ingold 2020), seven if Mexican subspecies deltarhyncha and eurhyncha are not merged (Gill et al 2022). The three subspecies occurring north […]
LAZULI BUNTING
Passerina amoena Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west and central, rare east. Uncommon regular breeder west, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10346, 11 Jul 1910 Glen, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). This species and Indigo Bunting hybridize; for a discussion see the Lazuli x Indigo Bunting […]
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, rare southeast, rare casual northeast. Common regular breeder west and south, uncommon north, rare casual east. Rare casual winter visitor east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7085, 13 Jul 1901 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022): maculatus, […]
WESTERN TANAGER
Piranga ludoviciana Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central and east. Fairly common regular breeder Pine Ridge. Accidental in winter. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7051, 26 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). See discussion regarding hybridization with Scarlet Tanager here. Spring: […]
DICKCISSEL
Spiza americana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, locally common west. Common, locally abundant, regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare casual winter visitor south and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12132, 22 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 28, […]
NORTHERN CARDINAL
Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Status: Common regular resident south and east, uncommon north, locally rare west. Rare regular spring, fall, and winter visitor outside breeding range.Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7063, Dec 1884 Unadilla, Otoe Co. Taxonomy: The number of recognized subspecies varies between 16 and 19 (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022, Halkin et al 2021), the […]