Species

Cygnus buccinator Status: Increasing. 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 (AviList 2025). Breeding populations that are currently geographically isolated, as a […]

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 (AviList 2025). Record: A moribund adult was captured […]

Dendrocygna autumnalis FULGENS Status: Increasing. 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 (AviList 2025). Summer: There are about 90 records, ranging from 12 […]