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Species · BCR 19 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Coot In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieWetland birds

American Coot in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has collapsed: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-90%Since 1969
31Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Coot has collapsed in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Coot in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to rise about 23% by 2029 — from 0.09 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.11 (95% range 0.00–1.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±187.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+23%Change by 2029
0.11Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.095% range
±187.3%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
20250.160.001.1
20260.150.001.1
20270.140.001.1
20280.120.001.1
20290.110.001.0

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording American Coot in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
BrownleeNEBRASKA212021
HamptonNEBRASKA182019
AlbertKANSAS102019
Swan LakeNEBRASKA102019
GordonNEBRASKA62019
Crescent LkNEBRASKA52017
MisslerKANSAS32009
ArthurNEBRASKA32024
BuckeyeKANSAS21989
SewardNEBRASKA21973
BradyNEBRASKA22015
Wheeler CoNEBRASKA22024
BassettNEBRASKA22022
Eagle CityOKLAHOMA22003
Wichita Mts WestOKLAHOMA22006
HaskellTEXAS22019
CoatsKANSAS11980
LoganKANSAS11996
RexfordKANSAS12023
BelvidereNEBRASKA11975
KenesawNEBRASKA12016
JohnstownNEBRASKA11985
Piester LakeNEBRASKA12024
KennedyNEBRASKA12021
TableNEBRASKA12013

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