Species · BCR 31 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Belted Kingfisher In Peninsular Florida

Belted Kingfisher in Peninsular Florida has collapsed: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-87%Since 1970
16Routes In Region
25Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Belted Kingfisher has collapsed in Peninsular Florida: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in Peninsular Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2017, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.17). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±75.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2017
0.00Projected 2017 index
0.000.1795% range
±75.3%Backtest error
19662017
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
20130.000.000.17
20140.000.000.17
20150.000.000.17
20160.000.000.17
20170.000.000.17

Routes In Peninsular Florida

Routes recording Belted Kingfisher in Peninsular Florida.
Ft MccoyFLORIDA21989
Myakka HeadFLORIDA11968
St AugustineFLORIDA11981
San AntonioFLORIDA12005
BelmoreFLORIDA11968
MabelFLORIDA11995
ScottsmoorFLORIDA12005
Ft LonesomeFLORIDA11972
PinecrestFLORIDA11966
IndiantownFLORIDA11993
Pennywash CrFLORIDA11997
Pleasant GrFLORIDA11988
Punta GordaFLORIDA11984
Vero BeachFLORIDA12007
Card SoundFLORIDA12012
WebbFLORIDA11995

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