Guild · Louisiana · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In Louisiana
57 species in this guild. As a group they are -33% since 1969.
Guild Signals
No notable trend signals for generalists in Louisiana. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Louisiana is projected to fall about 19% by 2029 — from 7.9 in 2024 to a central estimate of 6.4 (95% range 4.6–8.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-19%Change by 2029
6.4Projected 2029 index
4.6–8.295% range
±8.4%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| 2026 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 8.5 |
| 2027 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 8.4 |
| 2028 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| 2029 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 8.2 |
Member Species In Louisiana
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | -95% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -91% |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | -90% |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -86% |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | -86% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -84% |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | -82% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | -78% |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | -66% |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Strigidae | -51% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | -46% |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | -37% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | -36% |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | -35% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | -31% |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Accipitridae | -30% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -28% |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | -25% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | -21% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | -19% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -18% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | -10% |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | -8% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | +4% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | +20% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | +22% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | +24% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | +24% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | +30% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | +33% |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | +33% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | +34% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | +36% |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | +37% |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | +58% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | +84% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | +84% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | +86% |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | +93% |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | +95% |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | +106% |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | +114% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +122% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | +149% |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | +160% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | +181% |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | +290% |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | +326% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | +374% |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | +394% |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | +488% |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | +492% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +678% |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | +700% |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | +792% |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | +847% |
| Seaside Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.