Spizelloides arborea arborea, S. a. ochracea Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: ochracea, SUI 14167, 13 Nov 1884, Wood River, Hall Co, UNSM ZM7414, 18 Feb 1896 Sioux Co; arborea: UNSM ZM7421, 5 Nov 1889 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): arborea, breeding […]
CHIPPING SPARROW
Spizella passerina passerina, S. p. arizonae, S. p. boreophila? Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide, uncommon western Sandhills and southern Panhandle. Rare casual winter visitor southeast. Documentation: passerina: specimen UNSM ZM7426, 27 Apr 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; arizonae: specimen Carnegie Museum of Natural History P23637 Squaw Canyon, Sioux Co. […]
FIELD SPARROW
Spizella pusilla Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east central, uncommon west central, rare casual west. Rare casual winter visitor south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7452, Apr 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies have been recognized (Pyle 1997): arenacea, breeding from Montana to North […]
HOUSE SPARROW
Passer domesticus domesticus Status: Common regular resident statewide. Documentation: UNSM ZM10430, 31 Dec 1908 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Twelve subspecies are recognized throughout Eurasia (Gill et al 2022). The introduced North American population is derived from individuals of subspecies domesticus from England and Germany; first releases were in New York in 1851 and 1852 (Lowther […]
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW
Passer montanus montanus Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 3 Feb 2007 Madison Co (Brogie 2008). Taxonomy: Nine subspecies are recognized throughout Eurasia (Gill et al 2022). The introduced North American population is derived from some 20 birds released in St. Louis, Missouri in 1870; these birds were thought to be from Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany […]
AMERICAN KESTREL
Falco sparverius sparverius Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder statewide. Fairly common regular winter visitor south, uncommon north. Rare casual resident southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7701, 26 May 1901 Jim Creek Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are 17 subspecies recognized, two of which occur in North America: sparverius of […]