Calidris canutus RUFA Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant statewide. State and federally listed as Threatened. Documentation: Photograph: 5 Sep 1986 Lake Babcock, Platte Co (Mollhoff 1987). Taxonomy: Six subspecies are currently recognized, three in Eurasia and three breeding in North America: roselaari in northwest Alaska, rufa in northern Canada, and islandica on islands […]
RUFF
Calidris pugnax Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant central and east. Documentation: Photograph: 19 Apr 1994 Phelps Co (Gubanyi 1996b). Taxonomy: Philomachus has been merged into Calidris, based on Gibson & Baker (2012). No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: There are five documented records, including a red-maned male at Sacramento-Wilcox WMA, Phelps Co […]
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER
Calidris acuminata Status: Rare casual fall migrant east and west. Documentation: Description: 12 Oct 1986 Octavia, Butler Co (Kovanda and Kovanda 1986). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Fall: There are four records, all of juveniles: 8 Sep 1994 Sheridan Co (Brogie 1998) 18-19 Sep 2002, Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Brogie 2004, cited […]
CURLEW SANDPIPER
Calidris ferruginea Status: Accidental in fall. Documentation: Photograph: 19 Jul 1997 Funk WPA, Phelps Co (Brogie 1998). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Record: The lone record is of an individual molting into basic plumage found and photographed by Joel Jorgensen, accompanied by Ross Silcock, and seen by many, at Funk WPA, Phelps Co […]
RUDDY TURNSTONE
Arenaria interpres Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and central, rare casual west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12626, 16 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are generally recognized, interpres, of Eurasia from Greenland east to northwestern and western Alaska, and morinella, of North America from northeastern Alaska to eastern Canada […]
LONG-BILLED CURLEW
Numenius americanus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant central and west, rare casual east. Fairly common regular breeder north-central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6609, 20 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Current authorities treat this species as monotypic (Dugger and Dugger 2020, AviList 2025). Two poorly defined subspecies, parvus of southwest […]