Species · BCR 21 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Belted Kingfisher In Oaks and Prairies

Belted Kingfisher in Oaks and Prairies has collapsed: down 83% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-83%Since 1969
57Routes In Region
55Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Belted Kingfisher has collapsed in Oaks and Prairies: down 83% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in Oaks and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.18). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±38%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.1895% range
±38%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
20250.020.000.20
20260.010.000.20
20270.010.000.19
20280.000.000.18
20290.000.000.18

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Belted Kingfisher in Oaks and Prairies.
BarnsdallOKLAHOMA31977
BartlesvilleOKLAHOMA32004
HeyburnOKLAHOMA32018
DuranTEXAS31995
LocoOKLAHOMA21983
Peach CreekTEXAS21991
Massey LakeTEXAS21995
KosseTEXAS21975
OlaTEXAS22017
DallasTEXAS21992
Glen RoseTEXAS22018
Thornton 2TEXAS21998
Blue RidgeTEXAS22007
CleburneTEXAS22007
DecaturTEXAS22001
Mill CreekOKLAHOMA12014
ArdmoreOKLAHOMA12005
HoldenvilleOKLAHOMA12024
BeggsOKLAHOMA12004
ChoctawOKLAHOMA12021
NobleOKLAHOMA12022
TatumsOKLAHOMA12011
DuncanOKLAHOMA12012
SkiatookOKLAHOMA12012
Arenosa CrkTEXAS11977

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