Species

Anser fabalis middendorffii Status: Rare casual winter visitor south and east. Documentation: Photograph: 29 Dec 1984-10 Jan 1985 DeSoto NWR, Washington Co (Rose 1985, Wright and Grenon 1985). Taxonomy: Former Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) consisting of five subspecies was split to two species, Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) with three subspecies fabalis, johanseni, and middendorffii, […]

Branta bernicla hrota, B. b. nigricans Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: nigricans: specimen HMM 2557, 10 Nov 1916 Phillips, Hamilton Co;  hrota: photograph 28 Oct 2017, Burt Co. Taxonomy: Taxonomy has been controversial, especially in North America, where 3-4 distinct breeding populations occur that are not easily assigned to current subspecies concepts. […]

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 (AviList 2025). This 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 casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor away from Sandhills. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 573, circa 15 Mar 1898 Overton, Dawson Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Breeding […]

Anser canagica Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: In hand examination: 17 Mar 1997 Harvard WPA, Clay Co (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 by USFWS personnel during a cholera […]

Dendrocygna autumnalis FULGENS Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM16079, 29 Oct 1989 Hansen WPA, Clay Co (Labedz 1990; Grenon 1990). Status: Uncommon regular summer visitor Platte and North Platte river valleys southward, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual breeder southeast. Status trends: The specimen cited above is the first state record. Second documented record was in 1999, and […]