Empidonax traillii CAMPESTRIS Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon central and west. Locally uncommon regular breeder statewide. Uncommon regular fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Recording: 1 Jun 1968 Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), brewsteri from southwest British Columbia to southwest California, adastus, of southern […]
ALDER FLYCATCHER
Empidonax alnorum Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon central, rare west. Rare regular fall migrant east and central. Documentation: Specimen: PSM 17452, 4 Jun 1992 Lancaster Co. One collected in Keith Co 27 May 1993 is UNSM ZM20522. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Alder Flycatcher E. alnorum, and Willow Flycatcher E. […]
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
Empidonax flaviventris Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual central and west. Rare regular fall migrant east, rare casual central. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 1027, 13 Sep 1982 Albion, Boone Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: May 10, 11, 11 <<<>>> Jun 2, 3 (Silcock 2001), 3 (Brown et al 1996) Earlier […]
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
Contopus virens Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east, uncommon east central, rare west central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10565, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Hybridization between Eastern and Western Wood-Pewees does occur in a narrow contact zone, see the Western x […]
GRAY FLYCATCHER (AMERICAN GREY FLYCATCHER)
Empidonax wrightii Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant west. Documentation: Description: 17 May 1999 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co (Dinsmore et al 2000, Jorgensen 2001). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). AviList (2025) uses the name American Grey Flycatcher to avoid confusion with other “grey/gray flycatchers”. Spring: There are four accepted records: 4 May […]
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens Status: Rare casual summer visitor west. Accidental breeder Kimball Co. Documentation: Photograph: 9 Jul 2007 Kimball Co (Mollhoff et al 2008, Brogie 2008). Taxonomy: A recent decision by AOS (Chesser et al 2018) rearranged the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) ahead of Fluvicolinae (Nebraska-occurring […]