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

Belted Kingfisher In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Belted Kingfisher in Badlands and Prairies has declined: down 42% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-42%Since 1969
59Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Belted Kingfisher in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 68% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.02 (95% range 0.00–0.14). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±46.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-68%Change by 2029
0.02Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1495% range
±46.1%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
20250.030.000.15
20260.030.000.15
20270.030.000.15
20280.030.000.15
20290.020.000.14

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Belted Kingfisher in Badlands and Prairies.
HighwoodMONTANA32022
FlatwillowMONTANA31975
WebsterMONTANA21981
Reed PointMONTANA22024
DickinsonNORTH-DAKOTA22018
LarkNORTH-DAKOTA21971
GorhamNORTH-DAKOTA22015
RosebudSOUTH-DAKOTA21973
RockyfordSOUTH-DAKOTA21967
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA21996
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA21997
EnglewoodSOUTH-DAKOTA22017
NorbeckSOUTH-DAKOTA22002
LeroyMONTANA12014
RoyMONTANA12019
Two DotMONTANA12024
ShawmutMONTANA12023
ForsythMONTANA12016
PowdervilleMONTANA11974
AlbionMONTANA12018
Bull Mtn.MONTANA12016
Dunn CenterNORTH-DAKOTA11993
TobaccoNORTH-DAKOTA11974
BowmanNORTH-DAKOTA11981
ZapNORTH-DAKOTA12018

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