Species

Poecile hudsonicus Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Description, 16 Dec 1972-21 Jan 1973, Chet Ager NC, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Bennett 1973). Taxonomy: Some authors recognize up to five subspecies (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022), but Phillips (1986) maintained that there was insufficient fresh material to support this, a position supported by Ficken et al […]

Poecile gambeli gambeli Status: Rare regular winter visitor west, rare casual central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM17444, 23 Nov 1996 Wildcat Hills NC, Scotts Bluff Co (Brogie 1997). Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): atratus of northwest Mexico, gambeli of the eastern Rocky Mountains, inyoensis of the central Rocky Mountains, and baileyae of […]

Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos, C. b. hesperis Status: Common regular resident statewide. Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Abundant regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7635, 18 May 1907 Cass Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies have been traditionally recognized (Gill et al 2022): hesperis from northern British Columbia to southern Saskatchewan south to southern California […]

Troglodytes pacificus Status:  Rare casual fall visitor west. Taxonomy: This species was split (Chesser et al 2010) from Winter Wren (T. hiemalis) based on Drovetski et al (2004) and Toews and Irwin (2008). Gill et al (2022) list 14 subspecies, 10 of which occur only in Alaska; the remaining four (Toews and Irwin 2020) are […]

Thryomanes bewickii Status: Extirpated breeder southeast. Rare casual spring, summer, and fall visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 3 Apr 1993 Wild Rose Ranch, Hall Co (B.J. Rose fide Padelford and Padelford 1993). Taxonomy: Kennedy and White (2020) revised the ranges of the 15 subspecies (two are extinct), including these four that might occur or have occurred […]

Corvus ossifragus Status: Accidental summer visitor. Documentation: Description: 29 May 2009 Platte River mile 1.2 (Jorgensen et al 2009, Brogie 2009). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Changes Since 2000: This species was added to the Official List of the Birds of Nebraska in 2009 (Brogie 2009), as it continues to expand […]