Species

Icteria virens virens, I. v. auricollis Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder and spring and fall migrant west and central, rare east. Documentation: Specimens: auricollis, UNSM ZM6909, 3 Jun 1901 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co; virens, UNSM ZM10757, 15 May 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Recent genetic studies resulted in assignment of this species to its […]

Sturnella magna magna Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder southeast, locally common western Sandhills, uncommon elsewhere except rare casual southwest. Rare casual winter visitor southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6952, 2 Mar 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Fourteen subspecies are recognized, three of which occur north of […]

Icterus parisorum Status: Rare casual summer visitor central. Documentation: Description: 20-24 Jun 1975 Hall Co (Stoppkotte 1975; Brogie 1998). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Summer: There are eight reports, two, both adult males, acceptably documented: 20-24 Jun 1975 Hall Co (cited above) 29 Jun 2004 Buffalo Co (Brogie 2005). The six additional unaccepted […]

Ammospiza leconteii Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and east-central, rare west-central, accidental west. Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7313, 20 Apr 1901 Havelock, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: This species and Nelson’s Sparrow were moved from Ammodramus to the new genus Ammospiza based on genetic studies that indicated former Ammodramus was […]

Passerella iliaca zaboria, P. i. iliaca Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east, uncommon east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Uncommon regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimens: iliaca?, UNSM ZM17887, 21 Oct 2000 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; zaboria? UNSM ZM18334, 7 Nov 2005 Dodge Co (see Taxonomy). Taxonomy: Fifteen subspecies are […]

Zonotrichia querula Status: Common spring migrant east and south, uncommon north and west. Rare casual summer visitor south and east. Common regular fall migrant east, fairly common central, uncommon west. Common regular winter visitor south and east, rare west, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7459, 25 Apr 1889 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies […]