This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list.[1] Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have been introduced to North America.
This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS).[2] Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Nebraska as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. These tags are used to annotate some species:
- (C) - Casual - "acceptably reported in 4-7 of the past 10 years" per the NOU
- (A) - Accidental - "acceptably reported in 0-2 of the past 10 years" per the NOU
- (Ex) - Extirpated - "not acceptably reported in the past 50 years" per the NOU
- (X) - Extinct - "no longer found alive anywhere in the world" per the NOU
- (I) - Introduced - established in North America as a result of human action
- ^ "Birds of Nebraska". Nebraska Ornithologists' Union. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.