Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Status: Hypothetical. Status unresolved. The tangible history of this species in Nebraska is based on specimens from near Danbury in extreme southern Red Willow Co shot by hunters and provided to HMM by an H. Frates (Swenk MS, in Sharpe 1968). Sharpe (1968) examined some of the specimens and concluded they were undoubtedly […]
COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD
Calypte costae Status: Rare casual fall visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 11-15 Nov 2001 Lexington, Dawson Co (Jorgensen 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Fall: There are five records: 5 Sep-23 Oct 2013, immature male photographed Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Brogie 2014) 16 Sep-second week Oct 2010 photographed Gretna, Sarpy Co (Brogie 2017) 16-18 Sep […]
RING-NECKED PHEASANT
Phasianus colchicus Status: Introduced. Fairly common, locally common, regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 394, 17 Feb 1978 Boone Co. Taxonomy: There are 30 subspecies generally recognized (AviList 2025, Giudice et al 2022). North American birds are mostly from Asian populations, although derivatives of European birds have also been mixed into many North American releases, […]
VIRGINIA RAIL
Rallus limicola limicola Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant east and west, common central. Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder north and west, rare south and east. Uncommon local regular winter visitor west and central, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6100, 14 Jun 1902 Marsh Lake, Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Traditionally four subspecies, but two […]
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
Archilochus colubris Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon east central, rare west central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular breeder east, rare casual central. Common regular fall migrant east, uncommon east central, rare west central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10638, 25 May 1913 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). A […]
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
Archilochus alexandri Status: Increasing. Rare regular summer visitor west, rare casual elsewhere; rare casual breeder west. Documentation: Photograph: 7-8 May 2012 Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co (DeLara and Smith 2013). See Comments. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Hybridization with Ruby-throated Hummingbird was studied in Oklahoma, where ranges of the two species overlap (Judd et […]