Guild · Nevada · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Nevada

64 species in this guild. As a group they are -4% since 1970.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Nevada is projected to fall about 18% by 2029 — from 4.7 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.8 (95% range 0.00–9.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±14.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-18%Change by 2029
3.8Projected 2029 index
0.009.895% range
±14.1%Backtest error
19682029
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
20254.00.0010.0
20264.00.009.9
20273.90.009.9
20283.90.009.8
20293.80.009.8

Member Species In Nevada

Generalists species in Nevada.
Crissal ThrasherMimidae-91%
Cassin's FinchFringillidae-84%
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae-76%
Scott's OrioleIcteridae-75%
Burrowing OwlStrigidae-68%
Pinyon JayCorvidae-64%
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae-60%
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae-59%
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae-59%
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae-57%
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae-43%
Mourning DoveColumbidae-40%
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae-40%
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae-39%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae-33%
Sage ThrasherMimidae-32%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-32%
Short-eared OwlStrigidae-31%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-30%
Steller's JayCorvidae-30%
BushtitAegithalidae-29%
Golden EagleAccipitridae-17%
Prairie FalconFalconidae-15%
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae-12%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae-8%
Fox SparrowPasserellidae-4%
American KestrelFalconidae+6%
Rock PigeonColumbidae+14%
American GoldfinchFringillidae+14%
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae+28%
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae+35%
Spotted TowheePasserellidae+38%
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae+39%
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae+40%
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae+42%
Northern MockingbirdMimidae+50%
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae+88%
House FinchFringillidae+92%
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae+94%
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae+95%
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae+103%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae+109%
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae+117%
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae+119%
Song SparrowPasserellidae+153%
Western TanagerCardinalidae+154%
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae+157%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae+176%
Northern HarrierAccipitridae+187%
Pine SiskinFringillidae+242%
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae+246%
European StarlingSturnidae+291%
House SparrowPasseridae+293%
Turkey VultureCathartidae+362%
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae+400%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae+422%
Common RavenCorvidae+426%
ChukarPhasianidae+695%
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae+755%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae+785%
American CrowCorvidae+974%
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae16×
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae31×
California QuailOdontophoridae39×

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