Species

Aythya collaris Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Accidental breeder Cherry Co. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, and east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12460, 2 Apr 1909 Cass Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Ring-necked Duck hybridizes with other species; for […]

Aythya americana Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder north central and northwest, rare Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon casual summer visitor away from breeding range. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7678, 27 Mar 1932 McCook, Red Willow Co. Taxonomy: […]

Aythya valisineria Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare, locally uncommon, regular breeder western Sandhills. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor North Platte and Platte river valleys south, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12458, 3 Apr 1932 Red Willow Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). […]

Anas cRECCA CAROLINENSIS Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare regular breeder northcentral, rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon summer visitor Rainwater Basin; rare casual elsewhere. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, east, rare north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12432, 14 Apr 1909 Cass Co. Taxonomy: The Western Hemisphere carolinensis and Eurasian (including Aleutian […]

Anas acuta Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder statewide. Locally uncommon regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12426, 4 Apr 1909, Grafton, Fillmore Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Northern Pintail hybridizes with Mallard; for Nebraska records see Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid). […]

Anas fulvigula maculosa Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 5 Oct 1958 Loup River, Howard Co (Lemburg 1980, Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), fulvigula of Florida and maculosa of the Gulf Coast from Alabama to northeastern Mexico. See Mallard for relationships between members of the North America monochromatic […]