Rare Birds in Nebraska
Our list for Nebraska has 37 rare birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 5 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Nebraska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 37, most common first
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Jan
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaResidentRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentRare64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisResidentRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Aug
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusResidentRare20–26 cmRegularly Mar
ChukarAlectoris chukarScarceRare32–38 cm
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made