Guild · Utah · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Wetland Birds In Utah
22 species in this guild. As a group they are +13% since 1970.
Guild Signals
No notable trend signals for wetland birds in Utah. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Wetland birds in Utah is projected to fall about 96% by 2029 — from 3.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.13 (95% range 0.00–9.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±80.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-96%Change by 2029
0.13Projected 2029 index
0.00–9.895% range
±80.6%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 2027 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 2028 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 10.0 |
| 2029 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 9.8 |
Member Species In Utah
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | -82% |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | -81% |
| Black Tern | Laridae | -80% |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | -80% |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | -71% |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | -63% |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | -50% |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | -40% |
| American Coot | Rallidae | -33% |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | -8% |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | +11% |
| Virginia Rail | Rallidae | +11% |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | +57% |
| Sora | Rallidae | +91% |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | +128% |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | +193% |
| Western Grebe | Podicipedidae | +230% |
| California Gull | Laridae | +299% |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | +376% |
| Clark's Grebe | Podicipedidae | +818% |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | +910% |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 28× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.