Guild · Georgia · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In Georgia
56 species in this guild. As a group they are -48% since 1968.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Generalists as a group have declined in Georgia, down 48% since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Georgia is projected to fall about 23% by 2029 — from 6.8 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.3 (95% range 2.8–7.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±22.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-23%Change by 2029
5.3Projected 2029 index
2.8–7.795% range
±22.7%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 8.1 |
| 2026 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 8.0 |
| 2027 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| 2028 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 7.8 |
| 2029 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 7.7 |
Member Species In Georgia
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -95% |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | -93% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -79% |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -77% |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | -76% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | -76% |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipitridae | -75% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -71% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -69% |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | -63% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | -61% |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | -60% |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | -58% |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Strigidae | -57% |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | -55% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | -50% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | -49% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | -47% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | -44% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | -42% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -41% |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | -33% |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | -32% |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | -27% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | -24% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | -23% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -22% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | -18% |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | -13% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | -10% |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | -9% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | -1% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | +3% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | +7% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | +7% |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | +18% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | +38% |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | +82% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | +84% |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | +87% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | +98% |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | +152% |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | +162% |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | +170% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | +238% |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | +272% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | +295% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +307% |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Accipitridae | +506% |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | +585% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | +619% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +691% |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | +752% |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | +876% |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | +904% |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.