Spatula clypeata Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring migrant statewide. Locally common regular breeder north central and Panhandle, rare elsewhere. Common regular fall migrant statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor south, east, and North Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12449, 14 Apr 1909 Cass Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). […]
TRUMPETER SWAN
Cygnus buccinator Status: Locally common, regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide, rare southwest. Locally fairly common regular summer resident at Sandhills lakes, rare elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 573, circa 15 Mar 1898 Overton, Dawson Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Breeding populations that are currently geographically isolated, as […]
EMPEROR GOOSE
Anser canagica Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: A moribund adult was found by NGPC staff at Harvard WPA, Clay Co 17 Mar 1997 (Brogie 1998). Taxonomy: The genus Chen was recently lumped with genus Anser based on genetic studies (Chesser et al 2017). No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Record: A moribund adult […]
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
Dendrocygna autumnalis FULGENS Status: Rare regular summer visitor southeast. Rare casual breeder southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM16079, 29 Oct 1989 Hansen WPA, Clay Co (Labedz 1990; Grenon 1990). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, one of which occurs in North America, D. a. fulgens (Gill et al 2022). Changes since 2000: Of the 70+ records, only […]