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Guild · Alaska · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Alaska

All statesAlaska

30 species in this guild. As a group they are -39% since 1972.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for forest birds in Alaska. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Alaska is projected to fall about 20% by 2029 — from 6.7 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.4 (95% range 1.5–9.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±16.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-20%Change by 2029
5.4Projected 2029 index
1.5–9.295% range
±16.4%Backtest error
19682029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20255.61.89.5
20265.61.79.4
20275.51.79.3
20285.41.69.3
20295.41.59.2

Member Species In Alaska

Forest birds species in Alaska.
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae-92%
Tennessee WarblerParulidae-90%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae-66%
Common YellowthroatParulidae-65%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae-61%
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae-58%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae-58%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae-37%
American RedstartParulidae-34%
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae-15%
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae-6%
Yellow WarblerParulidae-5%
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae+3%
Wilson's WarblerParulidae+4%
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae+7%
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae+26%
American RobinTurdidae+37%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae+73%
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae+112%
Boreal ChickadeeParidae+113%
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae+128%
Townsend's WarblerParulidae+131%
Varied ThrushTurdidae+143%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae+155%
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae+169%
Northern WaterthrushParulidae+180%
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae+182%
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae+331%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+778%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+801%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.