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Guild · Alabama · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Alabama

All statesAlabama

54 species in this guild. As a group they are -51% since 1968.

Guild Signals

guild collapsecomputed index

Generalists as a group have fallen sharply in Alabama, down 51% since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Alabama is projected to fall about 38% by 2029 — from 6.9 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.3 (95% range 2.6–6.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±27.3%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-38%Change by 2029
4.3Projected 2029 index
2.6–6.095% range
±27.3%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
20254.83.16.5
20264.73.06.4
20274.62.96.3
20284.42.86.1
20294.32.66.0

Member Species In Alabama

Generalists species in Alabama.
House SparrowPasseridae-95%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-91%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae-88%
Common GrackleIcteridae-85%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-76%
Gray CatbirdMimidae-73%
Field SparrowPasserellidae-72%
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae-65%
Orchard OrioleIcteridae-63%
Rock PigeonColumbidae-62%
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae-59%
Fish CrowCorvidae-58%
American KestrelFalconidae-55%
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae-54%
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae-49%
European StarlingSturnidae-48%
Eastern TowheePasserellidae-47%
Blue JayCorvidae-46%
Northern MockingbirdMimidae-42%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae-38%
Brown ThrasherMimidae-26%
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae-22%
Mourning DoveColumbidae-14%
Northern CardinalCardinalidae-12%
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae-8%
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae-3%
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae+1%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae+6%
Summer TanagerCardinalidae+18%
American CrowCorvidae+19%
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae+19%
American GoldfinchFringillidae+41%
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae+41%
AnhingaAnhingidae+43%
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae+46%
Common Ground DoveColumbidae+57%
Barred OwlStrigidae+66%
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae+67%
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae+75%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae+94%
Bald EagleAccipitridae+150%
Black VultureCathartidae+173%
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae+220%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae+255%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae+337%
Turkey VultureCathartidae+475%
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae+709%
OspreyPandionidae+713%
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae+723%
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae14×
White-winged DoveColumbidae19×
Song SparrowPasserellidae21×
House FinchFringillidae42×
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae70×

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