Guild · Minnesota · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In Minnesota
67 species in this guild. As a group they are -40% since 1969.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Generalists as a group have declined in Minnesota, down 40% since 1969.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Minnesota is projected to fall about 12% by 2029 — from 4.8 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.2 (95% range 2.9–5.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±3.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-12%Change by 2029
4.2Projected 2029 index
2.9–5.595% range
±3.2%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| 2026 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 5.8 |
| 2027 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| 2028 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5.6 |
| 2029 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
Member Species In Minnesota
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | -86% |
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | -85% |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | -85% |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | -82% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -77% |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipitridae | -74% |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | -70% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | -70% |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | -69% |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -67% |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | -64% |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | -63% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | -58% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -57% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -56% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | -54% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -51% |
| Great Gray Owl | Strigidae | -42% |
| Nelson's Sparrow | Passerellidae | -36% |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | -35% |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | -23% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | -22% |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -20% |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | -20% |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | -19% |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | -16% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | -15% |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | -15% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | -13% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -9% |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | -3% |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | -2% |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | +1% |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | +1% |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | +2% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | +6% |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | +10% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | +11% |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | +14% |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | +16% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | +22% |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | +35% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | +48% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | +55% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +65% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | +71% |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | +72% |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | +77% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | +78% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | +88% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | +94% |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | +124% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +130% |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | +135% |
| LeConte's Sparrow | Passerellidae | +170% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | +171% |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | +191% |
| Merlin | Falconidae | +216% |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | +258% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | +275% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | +316% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | +662% |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | +696% |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | +724% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | +726% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 16× |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 45× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.