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Belted Kingfisher In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionGeneralists

Belted Kingfisher in Prairie Hardwood Transition has declined: down 41% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-41%Since 1968
154Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Belted Kingfisher in Prairie Hardwood Transition. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.21 (95% range 0.00–0.42). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±26.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-6%Change by 2029
0.21Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.4295% range
±26.4%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.240.030.45
20260.230.020.44
20270.220.010.43
20280.220.010.43
20290.210.000.42

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Belted Kingfisher in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
EllisINDIANA52022
GuilfordILLINOIS42023
KnoxINDIANA32019
Packertown 2INDIANA32017
New BuffaloMICHIGAN32012
AlmenaMICHIGAN32015
TrempealeauWISCONSIN32024
EdenWISCONSIN32023
Columbia CtyINDIANA22024
LagrangeINDIANA22012
CoopersvilleMICHIGAN22022
MontereyMICHIGAN22022
PrattvilleMICHIGAN22021
OwendaleMICHIGAN21994
St StephenMINNESOTA22016
GlenwoodMINNESOTA22015
Chatfield 2MINNESOTA22023
Caledonia 2MINNESOTA22014
N BaltimoreOHIO22013
Newburg CrnsWISCONSIN22022
N AndoverWISCONSIN22023
MerideanWISCONSIN21999
HighlandWISCONSIN22024
Cherry ValILLINOIS11993
Cherry Val 2ILLINOIS12004

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