Species

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: There are 14 recognized subspecies, three of which occur north […]

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 (Gill et al 2022). 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 […]

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: Some 15-24 subspecies […]

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 […]

Spizella breweri breweri Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west, rare casual central and east. Fairly common regular breeder western Panhandle. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7444, 12 Jul 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are two subspecies generally recognized (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022): taverneri, breeding from southeast Alaska and western Canada to […]