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American Coot In Peninsular Florida

All regionsPeninsular FloridaWetland birds

American Coot in Peninsular Florida has collapsed: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-92%Since 1968
18Routes In Region
43Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Coot has collapsed in Peninsular Florida: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Coot in Peninsular Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2026, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–2.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1288.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2026
0.00Projected 2026 index
0.00–2.795% range
±1288.2%Backtest error
19662026
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
20220.000.002.7
20230.000.002.7
20240.000.002.7
20250.000.002.7
20260.000.002.7

Routes In Peninsular Florida

Routes recording American Coot in Peninsular Florida.
Shawano 2FLORIDA302010
TamiamiFLORIDA101971
St AugustineFLORIDA61982
Ft LonesomeFLORIDA41987
AndytownFLORIDA41981
BrowardFLORIDA31971
Holey LandFLORIDA32016
RomeoFLORIDA21971
ScottsmoorFLORIDA22021
SalvistaFLORIDA21971
Weaver StnFLORIDA22012
MabelFLORIDA11975
ChildsFLORIDA12012
Sunniland GrFLORIDA11978
Boca RatonFLORIDA11975
SandyFLORIDA12001
Punta GordaFLORIDA11980
Wildernes PkFLORIDA12014

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