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Guild · Kentucky · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Kentucky

All statesKentucky

39 species in this guild. As a group they are +15% since 1968.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Kentucky is projected to rise about 24% by 2029 — from 4.5 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.6 (95% range 4.6–6.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±21.7%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+24%Change by 2029
5.6Projected 2029 index
4.6–6.795% range
±21.7%Backtest error
19662029
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
20255.54.56.6
20265.54.56.6
20275.64.56.6
20285.64.56.6
20295.64.66.7

Member Species In Kentucky

Forest birds species in Kentucky.
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae-97%
Yellow WarblerParulidae-82%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae-59%
Cerulean WarblerParulidae-57%
American RedstartParulidae-55%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae-37%
Common YellowthroatParulidae-16%
Bell's VireoVireonidae-14%
Carolina ChickadeeParidae-13%
Tufted TitmouseParidae-12%
Wood ThrushTurdidae-1%
Swainson's WarblerParulidae+15%
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae+16%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae+17%
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae+20%
Kentucky WarblerParulidae+22%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+30%
American RobinTurdidae+32%
Pine WarblerParulidae+42%
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae+45%
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae+51%
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae+52%
Prairie WarblerParulidae+54%
OvenbirdParulidae+55%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae+58%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+63%
White-eyed VireoVireonidae+63%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+64%
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae+69%
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae+90%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae+119%
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae+132%
Hooded WarblerParulidae+144%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+145%
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae+146%
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae+437%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae12×
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae15×
Northern ParulaParulidae24×

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