Oreoscoptes montanus Status: Rare casual spring migrant and summer visitor west, accidental central. Rare casual breeder west. Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual west central. Accidental in winter. Documentation: UNSM ZM6640, 13 Jul 1901 Antelope Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: The spring migration route for this species barely […]
BROWN THRASHER
Toxostoma rufum LONGICAUDA, T. R. RUFUM Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Rare casual winter visitor south and southeast. Documentation: Specimen: rufum, UNSM ZM6643, 17 Sep 1921 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), rufum of the eastern US west to western Minnesota, western Iowa, and western Missouri, and […]
CURVE-BILLED THRASHER
Toxostoma curvirostre curvirostre, T.c. palmeri Status: Rare casual erratic resident. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6646, 2 May 1936 North Platte, Lincoln Co (identified by H. C. Oberholser). Taxonomy: Seven subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025) in two phenotypically recognizable groups (Rojas-Soto 2003, Rojas-Soto et al 2007). Western Group has four subspecies, one of which, palmeri, sometimes referred […]
AMERICAN ROBIN
Turdus migratorius MIGRATORIUS, T. M. PRopinquus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Common but erratic regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: migratorius, UNSM ZM6653, 18 May 1914 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Seven subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), five north of Mexico: nigrideus of eastern Canada, migratorius of Alaska (except southeast), […]
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
Polioptila caerulea caerulea, P. c. obscura Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and west, uncommon central. Common regular breeder east, fairly common north-central, south, and west. Documentation: Specimen: caerulea, UNSM 11734, 1 May 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three breeding north of Mexico: obscura, of California […]
WESTERN MARSH-WREN
Cistothorus paludicola plesius Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, rare casual east. Common regular breeder west and north. Rare casual winter visitor west and south. Dashed line separates breeding ranges of Western Marsh-Wren and Eastern Marsh-Wren in Nebraska (see Taxonomy). Documentation: Specimen: plesius, UMMZ 72431, Hackberry Lake, Cherry Co 6 […]