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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Coot In Shortgrass Prairie

All regionsShortgrass PrairieWetland birds

American Coot in Shortgrass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 72% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-72%Since 1969
46Routes In Region
50Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Coot has fallen sharply in Shortgrass Prairie: down 72% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Coot in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.23 (95% range 0.00–0.92). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1066.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.23Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.9295% range
±1066.4%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
20250.240.000.94
20260.240.000.93
20270.230.000.93
20280.230.000.93
20290.230.000.92

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording American Coot in Shortgrass Prairie.
MaxwellNEW-MEXICO402017
PanhandleTEXAS302016
DoughertyTEXAS152015
Wildhorse LCOLORADO132015
Wagon MoundNEW-MEXICO101973
FrionaTEXAS82017
KeyesOKLAHOMA52016
FloydadaTEXAS52017
HookerOKLAHOMA42015
HaswellCOLORADO31996
KarvalCOLORADO32015
GrenvilleNEW-MEXICO31979
PantexTEXAS32023
ClaytonvilleTEXAS32022
KiowaCOLORADO22009
LamarCOLORADO22021
WaverlyCOLORADO21991
Sheridan LakCOLORADO22014
KimballNEBRASKA21978
Murray LakeNEBRASKA21987
PostTEXAS22015
CircleTEXAS21999
TenmileTEXAS22017
YoderWYOMING21986
Last ChanceCOLORADO11993

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