Species

Spizelloides arborea arborea, S. a. ochracea Status:  Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation:  Specimens: ochracea, SUI 14167, 13 Nov 1884, Wood River, Hall Co, UNSM ZM7414, 18 Feb 1896 Sioux Co; arborea: UNSM ZM7421, 5 Nov 1889 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): arborea, breeding […]

Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus Status: Common regular breeder extreme southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Common regular spring and fall migrant within and near breeding range, rare elsewhere. Rare regular winter visitor extreme southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7238, 19 Jan 1900 Saltillo, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): erythrophthalmus, breeding from Manitoba to […]

Pipilo maculatus arcticus, P. m. montanus Status: Common regular breeder west and central, rare east. Uncommon spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare regular winter visitor southeast and south, rare casual elsewhere. Breeding Figure 1. Proportion of “dark-backed” towhees (see text) by “zone” based on a review of eBird reports (Silcock, unpublished data).   Distribution by […]

Spizella passerina passerina, S. p. arizonae, S. p. boreophila Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide, uncommon western Sandhills and southern Panhandle. Rare casual winter visitor southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7426, 27 Apr 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are five subspecies, three in Mexico and two in the USA […]

Spizella pallida Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor north. Accidental in winter. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7429, 17 May 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Clay-colored Sparrow hybrids with Chipping Sparrow and Field Sparrow are occasionally reported, although none for Nebraska. There are […]

Pooecetes gramineus gramineus, P. g. confinis Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder north and east, uncommon elsewhere. Rare casual winter visitor.Documentation: Specimens: gramineus, UNSM ZM7340, 12 Apr 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; confinis, UNSM ZM7336, 30 May 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Four weakly defined subspecies are […]