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Guild · South Dakota · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In South Dakota

All statesSouth Dakota

32 species in this guild. As a group they are +80% since 1969.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in South Dakota is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.6 (95% range 1.8–3.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±14%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+1%Change by 2029
2.6Projected 2029 index
1.8–3.495% range
±14%Backtest error
19672029
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
20252.51.73.4
20262.51.73.4
20272.61.73.4
20282.61.83.4
20292.61.83.4

Member Species In South Dakota

Forest birds species in South Dakota.
Bell's VireoVireonidae-44%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae-42%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae-34%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae-31%
VeeryTurdidae-30%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae-26%
OvenbirdParulidae-23%
Rock WrenTroglodytidae-4%
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae+2%
Common YellowthroatParulidae+7%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae+12%
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae+18%
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae+27%
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae+29%
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae+40%
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae+43%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+54%
Yellow WarblerParulidae+95%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+128%
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae+146%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+172%
American RobinTurdidae+178%
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae+178%
American RedstartParulidae+184%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae+282%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae+639%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+686%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+776%
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae+885%
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae13×
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae13×
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae18×

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