Species

Chordeiles minor minor, C. m. sennetti Status: Common regular spring migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Abundant regular fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: minor, UNSM ZM 10632 Child’s Point, Sarpy Co 22 May 1911; sennetti, UNSM ZM6253 Indian Creek, Sioux Co 5 Jul 1901. Taxonomy: Nine subspecies are recognized, seven in North America and two […]

Fulica americana americana Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common, locally abundant, regular breeder northcentral, fairly common elsewhere. Uncommon regular local winter visitor North Platte River Valley, lower Platte River Valley from Platte Co eastward including Lancaster Co and adjacent Missouri River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12607, 4 Aug 1911 […]

Porzana carolina Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common, locally common, regular breeder statewide, rare south of Platte River Valleys. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6106, 17 Sep 1902 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 4, 5, 5 <<<>>> summer Most arrive in mid- to late Apr and peak movement […]

Meleagris gallopavo subsp. Status:  Common, locally abundant, regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 550, Holt Co 25 Oct 1980. Taxonomy:  Six subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022), two in Mexico and four in North America: silvestris Eastern Turkey, osceola Florida Turkey, intermedia Rio Grande Turkey of the central plains from Kansas south, and […]

Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi Status: Locally common regular resident north and west, rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon casual winter visitor south and east of breeding range. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12561, 23 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Six subspecies plus extinct hueyi are recognized (Gill et al 2022); Connelly et al (2020) divided these into northern and […]

Calypte costae Status: Rare casual fall visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 11-15 Nov 2001 Lexington, Dawson Co (Jorgensen 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Fall: There are three records: ca 7 Oct-15 Nov 2001, immature male photographed Lexington (Jorgensen 2003) 5 Sep-23 Oct 2013, immature male photographed Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Brogie 2014) 16 Sep-second week Oct […]