Columba livia Status: Common regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM 13458, 26 May 1977 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: In the strict sense, Columba livia refers to the Rock Dove of Eurasia east to central Asia and Africa; North American Rock Pigeons are an amalgamation of several wild subspecies from the native range in central Asia […]
RUDDY DUCK
Oxyura jamaicensis Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally uncommon regular breeder Sandhills, rare Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12481, 26 Dec 1912 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: AviList (2025) considers two Andean taxa (ferruginea, andina) and the North American taxon (jamaicensis) conspecific, […]
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
Mergus serrator Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Uncommon regular fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor central and east. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, east. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2492, Apr 1900 Funk WPA, Phelps Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Jan 26, 28, 29 <<<>>> May […]
COMMON MERGANSER
Mergus merganser americanus Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Rare regular breeder central, accidental west. Fairly common, locally abundant, regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 522, fall 1975 Madison Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are generally recognized, merganser and orientalis of the Paleartic and americanus of […]
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Bucephala islandica Status: Rare regular winter visitor North Platte River Valley, rare casual central and east. Rare casual spring and fall migrant west and east. Documentation: Photograph: 19 Apr 1987 Keystone Lake, Keith Co (Mollhoff 1989). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). A hybrid between this species and Barrow’s Goldeneye has occurred in Nebraska; […]
HOODED MERGANSER
Lophodytes cucullatus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular summer visitor east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular breeder east, rare casual central and west. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south and east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM13026, 5 Nov 1970 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized […]