Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Belted Kingfisher In Shortgrass Prairie
Belted Kingfisher in Shortgrass Prairie has collapsed: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1970.
-95%Since 1970
34Routes In Region
49Years
Notable Signals
long arc declinecomputed index
Belted Kingfisher has collapsed in Shortgrass Prairie: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1970.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.22). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±197.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.2295% range
±197.2%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
Routes In Shortgrass Prairie
| Hudson | COLORADO | 2 | 2016 |
| Fort Morgan | COLORADO | 2 | 2021 |
| Hardesty | OKLAHOMA | 2 | 1975 |
| Abarr | COLORADO | 1 | 1986 |
| Lamar | COLORADO | 1 | 1982 |
| Gilpin | COLORADO | 1 | 1990 |
| Two Buttes | COLORADO | 1 | 1980 |
| Trinchera | COLORADO | 1 | 2000 |
| Cone Mtn | COLORADO | 1 | 1994 |
| Haswell | COLORADO | 1 | 2005 |
| Julesburg | COLORADO | 1 | 2018 |
| Timpas | COLORADO | 1 | 2000 |
| Elbert | COLORADO | 1 | 2005 |
| Arsenal | COLORADO | 1 | 2000 |
| Arsenal 2 | COLORADO | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakin | KANSAS | 1 | 1994 |
| Paxton | NEBRASKA | 1 | 2015 |
| Dalton | NEBRASKA | 1 | 2004 |
| Kimball | NEBRASKA | 1 | 1998 |
| Murray Lake | NEBRASKA | 1 | 1989 |
| Crawford | NEBRASKA | 1 | 2010 |
| Agate 2 | NEBRASKA | 1 | 2007 |
| Marsland | NEBRASKA | 1 | 2018 |
| Pine Ridge | NEBRASKA | 1 | 2023 |
| Farley | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.