Guild · Oklahoma · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Oklahoma

62 species in this guild. As a group they are -16% since 1969.

Guild Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Oklahoma is projected to fall about 11% by 2029 — from 6.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.7 (95% range 4.5–6.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±4.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-11%Change by 2029
5.7Projected 2029 index
4.56.995% range
±4.5%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
20255.84.67.0
20265.84.67.0
20275.84.67.0
20285.74.56.9
20295.74.56.9

Member Species In Oklahoma

Generalists species in Oklahoma.
Northern HarrierAccipitridae-94%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-87%
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae-86%
Orchard OrioleIcteridae-80%
Gray CatbirdMimidae-74%
Brown ThrasherMimidae-67%
Field SparrowPasserellidae-64%
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae-58%
House SparrowPasseridae-58%
American GoldfinchFringillidae-57%
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae-57%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae-57%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-53%
Northern MockingbirdMimidae-51%
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae-44%
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae-42%
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae-40%
Blue JayCorvidae-33%
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae-26%
American CrowCorvidae-20%
American KestrelFalconidae-17%
Rock PigeonColumbidae-13%
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae-4%
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae-1%
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae-0%
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae+4%
Mourning DoveColumbidae+9%
White-winged DoveColumbidae+12%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae+13%
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae+18%
European StarlingSturnidae+19%
Painted BuntingCardinalidae+28%
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae+30%
Common GrackleIcteridae+40%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae+56%
American Barn OwlTytonidae+57%
Northern CardinalCardinalidae+66%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae+68%
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae+69%
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae+71%
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae+77%
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae+81%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae+98%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae+117%
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae+122%
Summer TanagerCardinalidae+135%
Barred OwlStrigidae+135%
Turkey VultureCathartidae+171%
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae+208%
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae+213%
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae+214%
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae+269%
Eastern TowheePasserellidae+302%
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae+509%
Black VultureCathartidae+535%
House FinchFringillidae+731%
Burrowing OwlStrigidae+735%
Fish CrowCorvidae+753%
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae+811%
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae12×
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae18×
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae59×

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