SPECIES ACCOUNTS – Taxonomic Order
Asterisk (*) indicates status treated differently by the Nebraska Ornithologists Union’s Records Committee, see https://noubirds.org/Birds/StateList.aspx; Bracketed species (e.g., [Pyrrhuloxia]) have no accepted Nebraska records.
TINAMOUS (Order Tinamiformes, Family Tinamidae)
[Elegant-crested Tinamou] (Eudromia elegans)
WATERFOWL (Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
[Bar-headed Goose] (Anser indicus)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Ross’s Goose (Anser rossii)
[Graylag Goose] (Anser anser)
[Swan Goose] (Anser cygnoides)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Taiga Bean-Goose(Anser fabalis)
*Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
[Barnacle Goose] (Branta leucopsis)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
[Whooper Swan] (Tadorna ferruginea)
[Egyptian Goose] (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
[Ruddy Shelduck] (Tadorna ferruginea)
[Muscovy Duck] (Cairina moschata)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
[Mandarin Duck] (Aix galericulata)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
[Mexican Duck] (Anas diazi)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
NEW WORLD QUAIL (Order Galliformes, Family Odontophoridae)
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
[Scaled Quail] (Callipepla squamata)
[California Quail] (Callipepla californica)
PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY, & OLD WORLD QUAIL (Order Galliformes, Family Phasianidae)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
*[Lesser Prairie-Chicken] (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)
Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
[Indian Peafowl] (Pavo cristatus)
[Chukar] (Alectoris chukar)
[Common Quail] (Coturnix coturnix)
[Japanese Quail] (Coturnix japonica)
GREBES (Order Podicipediformes, Family Podicipedidae)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Clark’s Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
PIGEONS & DOVES (Order Columbiformes, Family Columbidae)
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
[African Collared-Dove] (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
[Ringed Turtle-Dove] (Streptopelia “risoria”)
[Diamond Dove] ( Geopelia cuneata)
Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, & ANIS (Order Cuculiformes, Family Cuculidae)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
[Greater Roadrunner] (Geococcyx californianus)
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
GOATSUCKERS (Order Caprimulgiformes, Family Caprimulgidae)
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
[Mexican Whip-poor-will] (Antrostomus arizonae)
SWIFTS (Order Apodiformes, Family Apodidae)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
HUMMINGBIRDS (Order Apodiformes, Family Trochilidae)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)
RAILS, GALLINULES, & COOTS (Order Gruiformes, Family Rallidae)
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
King Rail (Rallus elegans)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
LIMPKIN (Order Gruiformes, Family Aramidae)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
CRANES (Order Gruiformes, Family Gruidae)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Common Crane (Grus grus)
Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)
STILTS & AVOCETS (Order Charadriiformes, Family Recurvirostridae)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Oystercatchers (Order Charadriiformes, Family Haematopodidae)
[American Oystercatcher] (Haematopus palliatus)
LAPWINGS & PLOVERS (Order Charadriiformes, Family Charadriidae)
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus montanus)
Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, & ALLIES (Order Charadriiformes, Family Scolopacidae)
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
SKUAS & JAEGERS (Order Charadriiformes, Family Stercorariidae)
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
AUKS, MURRES, & PUFFINS (Order Charadriiformes, Family Alcidae)
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
GULLS, TERNS, & SKIMMERS (Order Charadriiformes, Family Laridae)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
[Ivory Gull] (Pagophila eburnea)
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) – formerly Mew Gull
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
[Slaty-backed Gull] (Larus schistisagus)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
[Black Skimmer] (Rhynchops niger)
TROPICBIRDS (Order Phaethontiformes, Family Phaethontidae)
[White-tailed Tropicbird] (Phaethon lepturus)
LOONS (Order Gaviiformes, Family Gaviidae)
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
STORKS (Order Ciconiiformes, Family Ciconiidae)
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
FRIGATEBIRDS (Order Suliformes, Family Frigatidae)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
BOOBIES & GANNETS (Order Suliformes, Family Sulidae)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
CORMORANTS (Order Suliformes, Family Phalacrocoracidae)
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
DARTERS (Order Suliformes, Family Anhingidae)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
PELICANS (Order Pelecaniformes, Family Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
HERONS, BITTERNS, & ALLIES (Order Pelecaniformes, Family Ardeidae)
Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
IBISES & SPOONBILLS (Order Pelecaniformes, Family Threskiornithidae)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
NEW WORLD VULTURES (Order Cathartiformes, Family Cathartidae)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES, & ALLIES (Order Accipitriformes, Family Pandionidae)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES, & ALLIES (Order Accipitriformes, Family Accipitridae)
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Cooper’s Hawk (Astur cooperii)
American Goshawk (Astur atricapillus) – formerly Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
BARN OWLS (Order Strigiformes, Family Tytonidae)
American Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
TYPICAL OWLS (Order Strigiformes, Family Strigidae)
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
[Flammulated Owl] (Psiloscops flammeolus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Northern Hawk-Owl (Surnia ulula)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
KINGFISHERS (Order Coraciiformes, Family Alcedinidae)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
WOODPECKERS & ALLIES (Order Piciformes, Family Picidae)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Williamson’s Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
[Black-backed Woodpecker] (Picoides arcticus)
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
[Ivory-billed Woodpecker] (Campephilus principalis)
CARACARAS & FALCONS (Order Falconiformes, Family Falconidae)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius )
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
LORIES, PARAKEETS, MACAWS, & PARROTS (Order Psittaciformes, Family Psittacidae)
[Monk Parakeet] (Myiopsitta monachus)
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)
[Nanday Parakeet] (Aratinga nenday)
[Rosy-faced (Peach-faced) Lovebird] (Agapornis roseicollis)
[Budgerigar] (Melopsittacus undulatus)
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Tyrannidae)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Couch’s Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii)
Cassin’s Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
[Fork-tailed Flycatcher] (Tyrannus savana)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)
Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) – formerly Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
VIREOS (Order Passeriformes, Family Vireonidae)
*[Black-capped Vireo] (Vireo atricapilla)
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
[Yellow-green Vireo] (Vireo flavoviridis)
SHRIKES (Order Passeriformes, Family Laniidae)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)
CROWS & JAYS (Order Passeriformes, Family Corvidae)
Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
[Green Jay] (Cyanocorax yncas)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
[Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay] (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
CHICKADEES & TITMOUSES (or TITMICE-see Tufted Titmouse) (Order Passeriformes, Family Paridae)
[Carolina Chickadee] (Poecile carolinensis)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
*Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
[Black-crested Titmouse] (Baeolophus atricristatus)
LARKS (Order Passeriformes, Family Alaudidae)
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
SWALLOWS (Order Passeriformes, Family Hirundinidae)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
BUSHTIT (Order Passeriformes, Family Aegithalidae)
[American Bushtit] (Psaltriparus minimus)
KINGLETS (Order Passeriformes, Family Regulidae)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
WAXWINGS (Order Passeriformes, Family Bombycillidae)
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Ptiliogonatidae)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
NUTHATCHES (Order Passeriformes, Family Sittidae)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
CREEPERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Certhiidae)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
GNATCATCHERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Polioptilidae)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
WRENS (Order Passeriformes, Family Troglodytidae)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Mimidae)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
STARLINGS (Order Passeriformes, Family Sturnidae)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
DIPPERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Cinclidae)
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
THRUSHES (Order Passeriformes, Family Turdidae)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Muscicapidae)
[Northern Wheatear] (Oenanthe oenanthe)
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (Order Passeriformes, Family Passeridae)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montana)
OLD WORLD WEAVERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Ploceidae)
[Northern Red Bishop] (Euplectes franciscanus)
WAGTAILS & PIPITS (Order Passeriformes, Family Motacillidae)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
FINCHES & ALLIES (Order Passeriformes, Family Fringillidae)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
Black Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte atrata)
[Brown-capped Rosy-Finch] (Leucosticte australis)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
[European Goldfinch] (Carduelis carduelis)
[Atlantic Canary] (Serinus canaria)
LONGSPURS & SNOW-BUNTINGS (Order Passeriformes, Family Calcariidae)
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Smith’s Longspur (Calcarius pictus)
Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) – formerly McCown’s Longspur
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
TOWHEES & NEW WORLD SPARROWS (Order Passeriformes, Family Passerellidae)
Cassin’s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
(Red) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)
Baird’s Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)
Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
[Abert’s Towhee] (Melozone aberti)
*Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca)
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Order Passeriformes, Family Icteriidae)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
BLACKBIRDS, BOBOLINKS, MEADOWLARKS, & ORIOLES (Order Passeriformes, Family Icteridae)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
[Audubon’s Oriole] (Icterus graduacauta)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
WOOD-WARBLERS (Order Passeriformes, Family Parulidae)
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
Virginia’s Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae)
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
_____Myrtle Warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata)
_____Audubon’s Warbler (Setophaga auduboni auduboni)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Grace’s Warbler (Setophaga graciae)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
Canada Warbler (Cardelina canadensis)
Wilson’s Warbler (Cardelina pusilla)
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS, & NEW WORLD BUNTINGS (Order Passeriformes, Family Cardinalidae)
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
[Pyrrhuloxia] (Cardinalis sinuatus)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
[Blue Bunting] (Cyanocompsa parellina)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
TANAGERS, HONEYCREEPERS, BULLFINCHES (Order Passeriformes, Family Thraupidae)
[Red-crested Cardinal] (Paroaria coronata)
*Indicates status treated differently by the Nebraska Ornithologists Union’s Records Committee, see https://noubirds.org/Birds/StateList.aspx
Bracketed species (e.g., [Pyrrhuloxia]) have no accepted Nebraska records.
Updated 13 Dec 2024