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Belted Kingfisher In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasGeneralists

Belted Kingfisher in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has fallen sharply: down 59% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-59%Since 1969
78Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Belted Kingfisher has fallen sharply in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas: down 59% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.08 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.27). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±128.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2795% range
±128.9%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
20250.000.000.27
20260.000.000.27
20270.000.000.27
20280.000.000.27
20290.000.000.27

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Belted Kingfisher in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
Old MiloARKANSAS22009
Locust BayouARKANSAS22022
Coal HillARKANSAS22010
NanceARKANSAS22022
CypressLOUISIANA21987
TroutLOUISIANA22018
NatchitochesLOUISIANA21989
PhillipsOKLAHOMA22005
Hee MountainOKLAHOMA21999
MortonTEXAS22012
SmyrnaTEXAS21995
RamseyARKANSAS11986
StampsARKANSAS12018
HopeARKANSAS12009
AshdownARKANSAS11992
CrowsARKANSAS11990
PoyenARKANSAS12000
HollywoodARKANSAS11994
BlakelyARKANSAS11996
WaldronARKANSAS11996
StarkARKANSAS12021
MassardARKANSAS11983
HavanaARKANSAS12016
PrincetonARKANSAS12011
Dry ForkARKANSAS12022

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