Guild · Oklahoma · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Game Birds In Oklahoma

4 species in this guild. As a group they are -65% since 1969.

Guild Signals

guild collapsecomputed index

Game birds as a group have fallen sharply in Oklahoma, down 65% since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Game birds in Oklahoma is projected to fall about 46% by 2029 — from 8.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.6 (95% range 0.00–9.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±18.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-46%Change by 2029

4.6Projected 2029 index

0.00–9.395% range

±18.9%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	5.4	0.72	10
2026	5.2	0.53	9.8
2027	5.0	0.35	9.6
2028	4.8	0.17	9.5
2029	4.6	0.00	9.3

Member Species In Oklahoma

Game birds species in Oklahoma.

Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	-64%
Scaled Quail	Odontophoridae	-58%
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianidae	+206%
Wild Turkey	Phasianidae	+811%

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