Species

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 […]

Phasianus colchicus Status: Introduced. Fairly common, locally common, regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 394, 17 Feb 1978 Boone Co. Taxonomy: North American birds are mostly from Asian populations, although derivatives of European birds have also been mixed into many North American releases, including those in Nebraska (AOU 1998, Vazquez-Miranda et al 2020). Some authors […]

Rallus limicola limicola Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant east and west, common central. Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder north and west, rare south and east. Uncommon local regular winter visitor west and central, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6100, 14 Jun 1902 Marsh Lake, Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Traditionally four subspecies, but two […]

Archilochus colubris Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon east central, rare west central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular breeder east, rare casual central. Common regular fall migrant east, uncommon east central, rare west central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10638, 25 May 1913 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al […]

Archilochus alexandri Status: Rare regular summer visitor west; rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Photograph: 7-8 May 2012 Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co (DeLara and Smith 2013). See Comments. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Hybridization with Ruby-throated Hummingbird was studied in Oklahoma, where ranges of the two species overlap (Judd et al 2011). The following is an excerpt: […]