Guild · Texas · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Game Birds In Texas
8 species in this guild. As a group they are -79% since 1969.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Game birds as a group have collapsed in Texas, down 79% since 1969.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Game birds in Texas is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 2.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–3.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±119.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–3.995% range
±119.5%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
| 2029 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
Member Species In Texas
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | -77% |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | -65% |
| Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | -63% |
| Plain Chachalaca | Cracidae | -48% |
| Montezuma Quail | Odontophoridae | -7% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | +127% |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | +742% |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 34× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.