Ectopistes migratorius Status: Extinct. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2914, 1880s near Cook, Johnson Co (Brooking 1942). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AOU 1957). Records: The Nebraska specimen cited above is on display at the Hastings Municipal Museum. The specimen was recovered “from an old case of birds found in a barn in Johnson County, Nebraska. It […]
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Streptopelia decaocto Status: Common, locally abundant, regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimens: ZM-18428 (female) and 18429 (male), 29 Nov 2005 “found dead one day after blizzard” in Bassett, Rock Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized within S. decaocto (AviList 2025) since its split from Burmese Collared-Dove S. xanthocycla and elevation to species status (Romagosa and Mlodinow […]
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
Patagioenas fasciata Status: Rare casual spring and fall visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 15 May 2000 Gering, Scotts Bluff Co (Jorgensen 2002). Taxonomy: New world pigeons previously included in Columba have been allocated to the genus Patagioenas (Banks et al 2003). There are six subspecies recognized (AviList 2025), two north of Mexico: fasciata, breeding near the Pacific […]
ROCK PIGEON
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 Jamaicensis Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally uncommon regular breeder Sandhills, rare Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular summer visitor away from breeding range. Rare regular winter visitor west, south, and east, Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12481, 26 Dec 1912 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: AviList (2025) considers two Andean […]
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 […]