Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus cyanocephalus Status: Rare local regular resident Panhandle. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, rare casual central, accidental east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7644, 13 Dec 1895 Fort Robinson, Dawes Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Pyle (1997) recognized three weakly-differentiated subspecies: cassini from Oregon to Idaho and south to Nevada and New Mexico, […]
RED-EYED VIREO
Vireo olivaceus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east, locally common elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6782, 22 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: The allocation of nine Central and South American subspecies to a newly erected species Chivi Vireo (V. chivi) leaves Red-eyed Vireo (V. […]
WARBLING VIREO
Vireo gilvus gilvus, V. g. brewsteri Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Documentation: Specimens: UNSM ZM6788, 23 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co (brewsteri) (Bruner, handwritten annotation in his copy of Bruner 1896 in possession of WRS); UNSM ZM6789, 26 Apr 1901 Lancaster […]
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Vireo philadelphicus Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant east, rare central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10533, 16 May 1917 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: May 1, 2, 3 <<<>>> May 30, 30, 30 Earlier dates are 22 Apr 2024 Ponca SP, Dixon Co, and 25 Apr 1986 […]
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
Vireo solitarius solitarius Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central, accidental west. Uncommon regular fall migrant east, rare east central, rare casual west central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6767, 13 May 1917 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): solitarius from Canada through the north-central and northeastern USA, […]
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
Vireo flavifrons Status: Increasing. Fairly common regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Fairly common regular breeder east. Fairly common regular fall migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10537, 28 Apr 1888 (two birds) Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 23, 23, 24 […]