Corthylio calendula calendula Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor south and southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6713, 13 Apr 1901 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Ruby-crowned Kinglet taxon calendula of the New World was split as genus Corthylio from remaining New and Old World species […]
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Catharus minimus aliciae Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11018, 11 May 1910 South Bend, Cass Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): aliciae, breeding from Alaska to northern Alberta and Labrador, and minimus, breeding in Newfoundland and northeast […]
VEERY
Catharus fuscescens levyi/salicicolus, C. F. Fuscescens? Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and west, rare central. Rare regular fall migrant east and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11022 (salicicolus/levyi?), 25 May 1909 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), subpallidus, breeding from northern Washington east of the Cascades south to northeastern Oregon and […]
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
Sialia currucoides Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare east-central, rare casual east. Fairly common regular breeder west. Uncommon regular winter visitor west and central, rare casual east. Documentation: UNSM ZM6695, 24 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). See The Eastern x Mountain Bluebird […]
HERMIT THRUSH
Catharus guttatus faxoni, C. g. auduboni, C. g. guttatus/OROMELUS Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon west and south, rare casual north. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and west, rare central. Rare winter visitor southeast and Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: faxoni: UNSM ZM6670, 9 Apr 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Eight […]
WINTER WREN
Troglodytes hiemalis hiemalis Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant east, rare east central, rare casual west central and west. Rare regular winter visitor east and south, rare casual elsewhere. Accidental in summer. Documentation: UNSM ZM6573, 2 Dec 1901 Dunbar, Otoe Co. Taxonomy: Recent genetic studies (Drovetski et al 2004, Toews and Irwin 2008) have […]