Cinclus mexicanus unicolor Status: Rare casual fall visitor statewide. Accidental in spring west central. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 693 (pair), Jun 1903 Wauneta, Chase Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), one, unicolor, breeding throughout the North American range north of Mexico. According to Kingery and Willson (2020), “Some geographically isolated populations, such as one […]
PYGMY NUTHATCH
Sitta pygmaea melanotis Status: Common regular resident west, fairly common Thomas Co. Rare regular local summer visitor Cherry Co. Common regular winter visitor northwest, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11875, 16 Jun 1966 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three in Mexico and two restricted to California; elsewhere, melanotis […]
TREE SWALLOW
Tachycineta bicolor Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Fairly common regular breeder statewide except southwest and southern Panhandle, where uncommon. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6452, 2 Jul 1902 Carns, Keya Paha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Mar 9, 10, 11 <<<>>> summer An earlier date is […]
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6454, 7 Jun 1901 Gage Co. Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), four restricted to Mexico and Central America, and two in the USA: serripennis of southeastern Alaska and southern Canada south to west-central, south-central, and southeastern USA, and […]
BANK SWALLOW (SAND MARTIN)
Riparia riparia riparia Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10606, 10 May 1913 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), only riparia occurring in the Western Hemisphere. This species is known as Sand Martin in Eurasia, the standardized international […]
(AMERICAN) CLIFF SWALLOW
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota pyrrhonota Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10610, 10 May 1913 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Brown et al 2020, AviList 2025): pyrrhonota from Alaska to central California east to Newfoundland and Virginia, except Tennessee to Oklahoma and Texas, tachina from central California to […]