Guild · Arizona · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Game Birds In Arizona

4 species in this guild. As a group they are -7% since 1970.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Game birds in Arizona is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 6.0 (95% range 0.59–11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±43.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-7%Change by 2029

6.0Projected 2029 index

0.59–1195% range

±43.7%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% low	95% high
2025	6.1	0.69	11
2026	6.0	0.66	11
2027	6.0	0.64	11
2028	6.0	0.61	11
2029	6.0	0.59	11

Member Species In Arizona

Game birds species in Arizona.

Montezuma Quail	Odontophoridae	-30%
Scaled Quail	Odontophoridae	+1%
Gambel's Quail	Odontophoridae	+44%
Wild Turkey	Phasianidae	+171%

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