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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Coot In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesWetland birds

American Coot in Badlands and Prairies has fallen sharply: down 65% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-65%Since 1969
78Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Coot has fallen sharply in Badlands and Prairies: down 65% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Coot in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 36% by 2029 — from 0.87 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.56 (95% range 0.00–2.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±122.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-36%Change by 2029
0.56Projected 2029 index
0.00–2.195% range
±122.9%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
20250.610.002.1
20260.600.002.1
20270.580.002.1
20280.570.002.1
20290.560.002.1

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording American Coot in Badlands and Prairies.
S. PioneerSOUTH-DAKOTA252024
Wheat BasinMONTANA232019
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA211998
IsabelSOUTH-DAKOTA192015
BadlandsSOUTH-DAKOTA141997
ShawmutMONTANA132024
NatronaWYOMING131992
DwyerWYOMING131992
French CreekSOUTH-DAKOTA122001
Caballa CrkWYOMING101997
Two DotMONTANA62024
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA62019
ArdmoreSOUTH-DAKOTA62019
GlenrockWYOMING61968
Cedar CreekNORTH-DAKOTA51990
WelchWYOMING51996
BrusettMONTANA42024
FlatwillowMONTANA41991
GorhamNORTH-DAKOTA42016
VolunteerSOUTH-DAKOTA32019
OttumwaSOUTH-DAKOTA32019
DaytonWYOMING32008
Seely 2WYOMING32024
SavageMONTANA22021
ForsythMONTANA22019

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