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Guild · Kansas · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Kansas

All statesKansas

58 species in this guild. As a group they are -30% since 1969.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Kansas is projected to fall about 31% by 2029 — from 8.5 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.8 (95% range 4.3–7.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±19.4%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-31%Change by 2029
5.8Projected 2029 index
4.3–7.495% range
±19.4%Backtest error
19672029
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
20256.34.77.8
20266.24.67.7
20276.04.57.6
20285.94.47.5
20295.84.37.4

Member Species In Kansas

Generalists species in Kansas.
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae-97%
Northern HarrierAccipitridae-96%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-88%
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae-87%
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae-83%
House SparrowPasseridae-82%
American KestrelFalconidae-69%
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae-68%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-65%
Common GrackleIcteridae-64%
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae-63%
Song SparrowPasserellidae-56%
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae-54%
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae-50%
Orchard OrioleIcteridae-49%
Brown ThrasherMimidae-43%
Northern MockingbirdMimidae-43%
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae-41%
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae-27%
Burrowing OwlStrigidae-26%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae-21%
Mourning DoveColumbidae-15%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae-11%
American GoldfinchFringillidae-9%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae-7%
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae-1%
European StarlingSturnidae+4%
Gray CatbirdMimidae+8%
Field SparrowPasserellidae+13%
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae+19%
Rock PigeonColumbidae+24%
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae+49%
Blue JayCorvidae+67%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae+72%
American CrowCorvidae+85%
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae+95%
Northern CardinalCardinalidae+119%
Bald EagleAccipitridae+133%
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae+181%
Lesser Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae+203%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae+204%
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae+301%
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae+338%
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae+395%
Fish CrowCorvidae+400%
House FinchFringillidae+440%
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae+460%
Eastern TowheePasserellidae+472%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae+610%
Painted BuntingCardinalidae+716%
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae+744%
Turkey VultureCathartidae+817%
Barred OwlStrigidae12×
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae12×
Summer TanagerCardinalidae16×
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae24×
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae26×
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae79×

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