Aythya americana x Aythya collaris Status: Accidental in spring. Taxonomy: Redhead is known to have hybridized with each of the other four North American Aythya in the wild, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, and Ring-necked Duck (Woodin and Michot 2020). Record: A drake was documented at Flanagan Lake, Douglas Co 4-6 Apr 2020 by Sam […]
GREAT KISKADEE
Pitangus sulphuratus texanus Status: Accidental in spring. Taxonomy: A recent decision by AOS (Chesser et al 2018) rearranged the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) ahead of Fluvicolinae (Nebraska-occurring genera Contopus, Empidonax, Sayornis, Pyrocephalus). We follow this order of genera. Of ten recognized subspecies (Gill et al 2022), only […]
BLACK PHOEBE
Sayornis nigricans semiatra Status: Accidental in spring. Taxonomy: There are six subspecies, two of which occur in South America and may be a separate species, White-winged Phoebe, and four in central America and Mexico, only one of which occurs north of Mexico, semiatra (Gill et al 2022, but note spelling). The Nebraska record is presumed […]
[MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL]
Antrostomus arizonae Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: There are five subspecies, only one north of Mexico: arizonae, occurring in the southwestern USA into Mexico (Gill et al 2020). This species was split from Eastern Whip-poor-will (former Caprimulgus vociferus, now A. vociferus) in 2010 based on differences in vocalizations and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA (Han et […]
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Pheucticus ludovicianus Status: Common regular spring migrant east, fairly common east central, uncommon west central, rare west. Common regular breeder east, rare east central. Common regular fall migrant east and east central, rare casual west central and west. Rare casual winter visitor east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12080, 31 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies […]
INDIGO BUNTING
Passerina cyanea Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7099, 15 Aug 1899 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). This species hybridizes with Lazuli Bunting; see the Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid) species account. Changes Since 2000: […]