Sialia mexicana Status: Accidental in spring (Burke, Pheneger; Brogie 2024) Documentation: photograph: 7 Apr 2023 along County Road 5, Kimball Co at 41.005 -104.011 (Burke, Pheneger; eBird.org). Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three in Mexico and these north of Mexico: occidentalis, breeding from southern British Columbia to south-central Montana and south to southern […]
VARIED THRUSH
Ixoreus naevius Status: Rare regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6661, 18 Dec 1935 North Platte, Lincoln Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): naevius of southeastern Alaska south coastally to northern California and wintering from British Columbia to central California, meruloides, of northern Alaska southeast in mountains to Montana, Idaho, and Oregon, […]
[NORTHERN WHEATEAR]
Oenanthe oenanthe Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), two of which breed in North America: oenanthe breeding in northwest North America and wintering in tropical Africa, and leocorhoa breeding in northeast North America and also wintering in tropical Africa. Comments: There are two published reports (Bray et al 1986), neither […]
ROCK WREN
Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare east-central, rare casual east. Common regular breeder west and southwest, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual winter visitor west central. Documentation: UNSM ZM6601, 12 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (Lowther et al 2020, AviList 2025), one, […]
BROWN CREEPER
Certhia americana americana; C. a. montana Status: Locally rare regular resident east and northwest, rare casual north-central. Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: americana: specimen UNSM ZM6569, 25 Mar 1896 Lancaster Co; montanus: specimen UNSM ZM6570, 17 Feb 1896 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Thirteen subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025, Poulin et […]
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
Regulus satrapa satrapa Status: Uncommon regular spring and fairly common fall migrant statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor south, east central, and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: satrapa: UNSM ZM6718, 13 Apr 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three north of Mexico: olivaceus, breeding from coastal southeast Alaska to southwest […]