Guild · Florida · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Florida

64 species in this guild. As a group they are -30% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for generalists in Florida. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Florida is projected to fall about 12% by 2029 — from 5.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.7 (95% range 3.7–5.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-12%Change by 2029
4.7Projected 2029 index
3.75.895% range
±8.1%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
20255.03.96.0
20264.93.95.9
20274.83.85.9
20284.83.85.8
20294.73.75.8

Member Species In Florida

Generalists species in Florida.
Burrowing OwlStrigidae-97%
Field SparrowPasserellidae-97%
Smooth-billed AniCuculidae-94%
Snail KiteAccipitridae-94%
Painted BuntingCardinalidae-86%
House SparrowPasseridae-86%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-86%
Spot-breasted OrioleIcteridae-84%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-83%
Orchard OrioleIcteridae-79%
Florida Scrub-JayCorvidae-76%
White-crowned PigeonColumbidae-75%
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregatidae-75%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae-71%
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae-68%
Common Ground DoveColumbidae-67%
Mangrove CuckooCuculidae-59%
Seaside SparrowPasserellidae-59%
Common GrackleIcteridae-53%
American Barn OwlTytonidae-53%
Northern MockingbirdMimidae-51%
Eastern TowheePasserellidae-50%
Wood StorkCiconiidae-49%
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae-48%
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae-48%
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae-45%
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae-42%
Fish CrowCorvidae-40%
Blue JayCorvidae-35%
LimpkinAramidae-34%
Summer TanagerCardinalidae-29%
American KestrelFalconidae-22%
European StarlingSturnidae-22%
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae-17%
AnhingaAnhingidae-14%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae-6%
Brown ThrasherMimidae-6%
Turkey VultureCathartidae+4%
Common MynaSturnidae+11%
Northern CardinalCardinalidae+12%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae+44%
Monk ParakeetPsittacidae+46%
Rock PigeonColumbidae+53%
American CrowCorvidae+55%
Short-tailed HawkAccipitridae+63%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae+77%
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae+90%
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae+92%
Barred OwlStrigidae+110%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae+118%
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae+125%
Black VultureCathartidae+132%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae+207%
Mourning DoveColumbidae+219%
Gray CatbirdMimidae+225%
OspreyPandionidae+289%
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae+455%
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae+472%
House FinchFringillidae+503%
Bald EagleAccipitridae+506%
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae+585%
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae+689%
White-winged DoveColumbidae12×
Crested CaracaraFalconidae14×

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