Guild · Nevada · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Wetland Birds In Nevada
18 species in this guild. As a group they are +787% since 1970.
Guild Signals
No notable trend signals for wetland birds in Nevada. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Wetland birds in Nevada is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.4 (95% range 0.00–12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±74.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-6%Change by 2029
2.4Projected 2029 index
0.00–1295% range
±74.4%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 2027 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 2028 | 2.4 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 2029 | 2.4 | 0.00 | 12 |
Member Species In Nevada
| Western Grebe | Podicipedidae | -93% |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | -90% |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | -84% |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | -80% |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | -74% |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | -57% |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | -29% |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | -25% |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | -25% |
| Virginia Rail | Rallidae | +1% |
| California Gull | Laridae | +8% |
| Sora | Rallidae | +42% |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | +100% |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | +142% |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | +286% |
| American Coot | Rallidae | +355% |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 20× |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 30× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.