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Guild · Arizona · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Arizona

All statesArizona

43 species in this guild. As a group they are +24% since 1970.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Arizona is projected to rise about 35% by 2029 — from 1.1 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.5 (95% range 0.65–2.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±23.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+35%Change by 2029
1.5Projected 2029 index
0.65–2.495% range
±23.5%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
20251.50.652.4
20261.50.652.4
20271.50.652.4
20281.50.652.4
20291.50.652.4

Member Species In Arizona

Forest birds species in Arizona.
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae-94%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae-84%
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae-83%
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae-73%
Juniper TitmouseParidae-57%
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae-51%
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae-48%
Rock WrenTroglodytidae-46%
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae-46%
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae-41%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae-33%
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae-25%
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae-19%
Common YellowthroatParulidae-15%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae-10%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae+2%
Painted RedstartParulidae+3%
Mountain ChickadeeParidae+6%
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae+8%
Western BluebirdTurdidae+9%
Gray VireoVireonidae+12%
Bridled TitmouseParidae+24%
Bell's VireoVireonidae+35%
Hutton's VireoVireonidae+40%
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae+46%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae+48%
Grace's WarblerParulidae+65%
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae+74%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+83%
Virginia's WarblerParulidae+109%
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae+119%
Arizona WoodpeckerPicidae+119%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+130%
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae+162%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae+166%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+204%
American RobinTurdidae+276%
Yellow WarblerParulidae+379%
Red-faced WarblerParulidae+402%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae+448%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae13×
Warbling VireoVireonidae14×
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae24×

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