Species

Nannopterum brasilianum mexicanum Status: Rare regular summer visitor east and central Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM14226, 2 Oct 1982 Sutherland Reservoir (Wright 1983). Taxonomy: Two subspecies have been recognized (Gill et al 2021), mexicanum in the extreme southern United States, Caribbean, and Nicaragua, and brasilianum from Costa Rica south throughout South America. The AOS (Chesser et al […]

Egretta rufescens rufescens Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 27 Sep-15 Oct 2000 Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Dinsmore 2001, Jorgensen 2002, Brogie 2009). Taxonomy: There are two subspecies recognized (Gill et al 2022), dickeyi of southern California and Baja California, and rufescens of southern North America, West Indies, and Mexico. Pyle (2008) did not […]

Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Accidental in winter. Documentation: carolinensis: photograph 27 Jun-3 Jul 2002 Gavin’s Point Dam, Cedar Co (Brogie 2003); californicus: photograph 26 Dec 2014-15 Mar 2015 Sutherland Reservoir, Lincoln Co (Brogie 2015, Brogie 2016). Taxonomy: This species consists of five subspecies (Gill et al 2022), two in […]

Pelecanus erythrorhynchus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual breeder Sandhills. Uncommon, locally common, regular summer visitor central and west, uncommon elsewhere. Locally rare regular winter visitor south, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12393, 31 May 1959 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Changes Since […]

Sula leucogaster Status: Rare casual summer visitor central and east. Documentation: Photograph: 30 Jun 2014 Sarpy Co (Brogie 2015). Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): brewsteri of the Gulf of California and off western Mexico, leucogaster of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, plotus, of the Indian Ocean and central and western […]

Mycteria americana Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 4 Jun 2014 Washington Co (Brogie 2015). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Summer: There are three accepted records: 4 Jun 2014 Boyer Chute NWR, Washington Co (cited above) 15 Jun and 2-3 Aug 2006 Saunders and Cass Cos (Silcock 2006) 29 Jun […]