Guild · Arkansas · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In Arkansas
50 species in this guild. As a group they are -28% since 1969.
Guild Signals
No notable trend signals for generalists in Arkansas. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Arkansas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 7.5 (95% range 5.5–9.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±18.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
+5%Change by 2029
7.5Projected 2029 index
5.5–9.595% range
±18.8%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 9.8 |
| 2026 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 9.7 |
| 2027 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 9.7 |
| 2028 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 9.6 |
| 2029 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 9.5 |
Member Species In Arkansas
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -90% |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | -88% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -85% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | -79% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -77% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -70% |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | -68% |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | -66% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | -65% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | -63% |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | -57% |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | -56% |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | -55% |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipitridae | -44% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | -44% |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | -42% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | -39% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -38% |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Strigidae | -37% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | -37% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | -34% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | -24% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -21% |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | -15% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | -14% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | -11% |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | -11% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | -1% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | +3% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | +9% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | +12% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | +18% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | +21% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | +21% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | +27% |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | +48% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | +52% |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | +57% |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | +58% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +59% |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | +80% |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | +98% |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | +113% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | +137% |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | +183% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | +186% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +215% |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | +393% |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | +476% |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | +498% |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.