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Species · BCR 32 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Belted Kingfisher In Coastal California

All regionsCoastal CaliforniaGeneralists

Belted Kingfisher in Coastal California has declined: down 26% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-26%Since 1970
63Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Belted Kingfisher in Coastal California. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Belted Kingfisher in Coastal California is projected to fall about 19% by 2029 — from 0.17 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.14 (95% range 0.00–0.32). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±155.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-19%Change by 2029
0.14Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.3295% range
±155.4%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.140.000.33
20260.140.000.33
20270.140.000.32
20280.140.000.32
20290.140.000.32

Routes In Coastal California

Routes recording Belted Kingfisher in Coastal California.
Tres PinosCALIFORNIA22000
Yokohl ValCALIFORNIA21977
Morro BayCALIFORNIA21993
FairfaxCALIFORNIA22024
AdelaidaCALIFORNIA22024
ArvinCALIFORNIA21981
WestleyCALIFORNIA22021
JacksonCALIFORNIA21992
OrovilleCALIFORNIA22024
ReddingCALIFORNIA21979
LockwoodCALIFORNIA22016
PolomaCALIFORNIA22011
Red BluffCALIFORNIA12014
CalpellaCALIFORNIA11980
PenningtonCALIFORNIA12023
RumseyCALIFORNIA12006
RiovistaCALIFORNIA12011
CollegevilleCALIFORNIA12004
HughsonCALIFORNIA12024
GravesboroCALIFORNIA11986
Santa YnezCALIFORNIA11986
Foster ParkCALIFORNIA11987
MorenoCALIFORNIA11978
HollisterCALIFORNIA12007
CoalingaCALIFORNIA12013

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