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Aythya marila nearctica Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally uncommon winter visitor Platte and North Platte river valleys and east. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM14529, 9 Apr 1904 Waco, York Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, Eurasian A. m. marila and Nearctic A. m. nearctica (AviList 2025). Nebraska […]

Aythya fuligula Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 14 Jan 2004 by Marshall Iliff of male discovered 3 Dec 1999 by Stephen Dinsmore at Keystone Lake, Keith Co (Dinsmore 2000, Brogie 2005). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). For Nebraska records of hybrids see Ring-necked Duck x Tufted Duck, and Tufted Duck x […]

Aythya collaris Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Accidental breeder Cherry Co. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, and east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12460, 2 Apr 1909 Cass Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Ring-necked Duck hybridizes with other species; for […]

Aythya americana Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder north central and northwest, rare Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon casual summer visitor away from breeding range. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7678, 27 Mar 1932 McCook, Red Willow Co. Taxonomy: […]

Aythya valisineria Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare, locally uncommon, regular breeder western Sandhills. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor North Platte and Platte river valleys south, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12458, 3 Apr 1932 Red Willow Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). […]

Anas cRECCA CAROLINENSIS Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare regular breeder northcentral, rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon summer visitor Rainwater Basin; rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, east, rare north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12432, 14 Apr 1909 Cass Co. Taxonomy: The Western Hemisphere carolinensis and Eurasian (including Aleutian […]