Guild · Colorado · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Game Birds In Colorado

10 species in this guild. As a group they are -97% since 1970.

Guild Signals

guild collapsecomputed index

Game birds as a group have collapsed in Colorado, down 97% since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Game birds in Colorado is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.28 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–3.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±585.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.003.095% range
±585.6%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
20250.000.003.0
20260.000.003.0
20270.000.003.0
20280.000.003.0
20290.000.003.0

Member Species In Colorado

Game birds species in Colorado.
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae-95%
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae-84%
Dusky GrousePhasianidae-78%
Gunnison Sage-GrousePhasianidae-77%
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae-75%
ChukarPhasianidae-66%
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae-65%
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae+81%
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae+135%
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae+779%

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