Guild · Florida · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Shorebirds In Florida

6 species in this guild. As a group they are -40% since 1968.

Guild Signals

guild collapsecomputed index

Shorebirds as a group have declined in Florida, down 40% since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Shorebirds in Florida is projected to rise about 31% by 2029 — from 0.34 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.45 (95% range 0.06–0.83). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±28.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+31%Change by 2029

0.45Projected 2029 index

0.06–0.8395% range

±28.2%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% low	95% high
2025	0.47	0.09	0.86
2026	0.47	0.08	0.85
2027	0.46	0.08	0.84
2028	0.45	0.07	0.84
2029	0.45	0.06	0.83

Member Species In Florida

Shorebirds species in Florida.

Black-necked Stilt	Recurvirostridae	-87%
American Oystercatcher	Haematopodidae	-85%
Wilson's Plover	Charadriidae	-81%
Willet	Scolopacidae	-62%
Killdeer	Charadriidae	-53%
American Woodcock	Scolopacidae	-30%

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