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Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area
This checklist includes all bird species found in Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 1
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2022-04-19
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| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
| Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
| Ross's Goose | Anser rossii | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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| Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Near-threatened |
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| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
| Greater Prairie Chicken | Tympanuchus cupido | Near-threatened |
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| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Vulnerable |
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| American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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| Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
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| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | |
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | |
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| Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
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| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | |
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| Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
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| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
| Northern Shrike | Lanius borealis | |
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| Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
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| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | |
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
| Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula | Near-threatened |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
| American Tree Sparrow | Passerella arborea | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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| Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | Near-threatened |
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
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| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
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| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
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| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
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| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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| American Treecreeper | Certhia americana | |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
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| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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