Guild · Tennessee · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Tennessee

49 species in this guild. As a group they are +61% since 1968.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Tennessee is projected to rise about 13% by 2029 — from 4.3 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.9 (95% range 4.3–5.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.3%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+13%Change by 2029
4.9Projected 2029 index
4.35.595% range
±20.3%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
20254.84.15.4
20264.84.25.4
20274.84.25.5
20284.94.25.5
20294.94.35.5

Member Species In Tennessee

Forest birds species in Tennessee.
Yellow WarblerParulidae-98%
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae-95%
Cerulean WarblerParulidae-53%
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae-49%
Common YellowthroatParulidae-44%
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae-36%
Prairie WarblerParulidae-28%
American RedstartParulidae-12%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae-9%
Wood ThrushTurdidae+0%
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae+19%
OvenbirdParulidae+32%
Kentucky WarblerParulidae+47%
American RobinTurdidae+49%
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae+56%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae+63%
Tufted TitmouseParidae+71%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae+81%
Carolina ChickadeeParidae+82%
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae+89%
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae+101%
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae+121%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae+122%
White-eyed VireoVireonidae+125%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+134%
Canada WarblerParulidae+135%
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae+146%
VeeryTurdidae+147%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+156%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+163%
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae+174%
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae+183%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae+189%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+217%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae+231%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+285%
Hooded WarblerParulidae+326%
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae+341%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+398%
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae+623%
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae+705%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+724%
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae+763%
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae14×
Winter WrenTroglodytidae16×
Pine WarblerParulidae18×
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae21×
Swainson's WarblerParulidae24×
Northern ParulaParulidae25×

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