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

Bell's Vireo In Badlands and Prairies

Bell's Vireo in Badlands and Prairies has fallen sharply: down 50% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-50%Since 1969
18Routes In Region
46Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Bell's Vireo has fallen sharply in Badlands and Prairies: down 50% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bell's Vireo in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.06 (95% range 0.00–0.17). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±53.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.06Projected 2029 index
0.000.1795% range
±53.3%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
20250.070.000.17
20260.070.000.17
20270.060.000.17
20280.060.000.17
20290.060.000.17

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Bell's Vireo in Badlands and Prairies.
RosebudSOUTH-DAKOTA72010
ChamberlainSOUTH-DAKOTA42011
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA32002
CrookstonNEBRASKA22024
SolenNORTH-DAKOTA22017
WinnerSOUTH-DAKOTA22022
RockyfordSOUTH-DAKOTA22023
LaplantSOUTH-DAKOTA21971
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA22015
LacreekSOUTH-DAKOTA22023
Ft ThompsonSOUTH-DAKOTA12011
OwankaSOUTH-DAKOTA11985
OttumwaSOUTH-DAKOTA11973
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA11975
Fort PierreSOUTH-DAKOTA12021
MaurineSOUTH-DAKOTA12023
BadlandsSOUTH-DAKOTA12023
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA12013

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