Species

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, south and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12607, 4 Aug 1911 near Henry, Scotts Bluff Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, columbiana of Colombia […]

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 (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 4, 5, 5 <<<>>> summer; Away from the breeding range last spring dates […]

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 (AviList 2025), 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 merriami Merriam’s […]

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: Seven subspecies are recognized, including extinct hueyi (AviList 2025); Connelly et al (2020) divided these into northern and southern groups. The […]

Calypte costae Status: Rare casual fall visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 11-15 Nov 2001 Lexington, Dawson Co (Jorgensen 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). 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 […]

Phasianus colchicus Status: Introduced. Fairly common, locally common, regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 394, 17 Feb 1978 Boone Co. Taxonomy: There are 30 subspecies generally recognized (AviList 2025, Giudice et al 2022). North American birds are mostly from Asian populations, although derivatives of European birds have also been mixed into many North American releases, […]