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 […]
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
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 (AviList 2025). A […]
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
Archilochus alexandri Status: Increasing. Rare regular summer visitor west, rare casual elsewhere; rare casual breeder west. Documentation: Photograph: 7-8 May 2012 Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co (DeLara and Smith 2013). See Comments. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Hybridization with Ruby-throated Hummingbird was studied in Oklahoma, where ranges of the two species overlap (Judd et […]
ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD
Calypte anna Status: Rare casual spring, summer, and fall visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 19 Nov 2016 Omaha, Douglas Co (Brogie 2017). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Records: There are nine records, the first as recently as 2016: 28 May 2020 adult female Dawes Co (Whittecar, photos; Brogie 2023) 21 Jun 2019 immature male […]
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
Selasphorus calliope Status: Rare casual spring migrant west. Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual central and east. Documentation: Specimen: display mount at Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Scotts Bluff Co, 23 Jun 1994 Sioux Co (Gubanyi 1996; Silcock and Rosche 1994). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Calliope Hummingbird was formerly included in genus […]
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
Selasphorus rufus Status: Uncommon regular fall migrant west and central, rare regular east. Accidental in spring. Documentation: Specimen: UNO B218, late Aug 1971 Scotts Bluff Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). See Comments below regarding Allen’s Hummingbird (S. sasin), as yet unrecorded in Nebraska. Spring: The only documented record […]