Species

Sitta pusilla pusilla Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Video, voice recording: 13 Nov 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Brogie 2011). Taxonomy: Pyle (1997) recognized two weak subspecies, pusilla over most of the range, and caniceps in Florida, but recent authors (Gill et al 2022, Slater et al 2021) consider the species monotypic. Winter: There is one […]

Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus Status: Common regular resident southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular summer and winter visitor north and west of resident range. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11643, 27 Dec 1911 Rulo, Richardson Co. Taxonomy: Recent authors recognize 10 subspecies; of five that occur entirely north of Mexico, ludovicianus is found over most of the eastern US […]

Baeolophus bicolor Status: Fairly common regular resident southeast. Rare casual fall, winter and spring visitor elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6547, 30 Nov 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: This species and Black-crested Titmouse (B. atricristatus) were split as full species by Banks et al (2002). No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). See Comments for notes […]

Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, S. c. nelsoni Status: Common regular resident east, central, Pine Ridge, and North Platte River Valley, uncommon elsewhere west. Uncommon regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: carolinensis: UNSM ZM11608, 23 Mar 1895 Lancaster Co; nelsoni: UNSM ZM6557, 14 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Gill et al (2022) recognized seven subspecies, […]

Progne subis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east, uncommon central, rare casual west. Common regular breeder east, locally common east central, rare west central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10234, 30 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are three subspecies recognized (Gill et al 2022): arboricola of coastal British Columbia to southern California and New […]

Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6456, 27 Apr 1904 Falls City, Richardson Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), seven of which occur in Eurasia and Africa; the only subspecies breeding in North America is erythrogaster of Alaska, Canada, and the USA […]