Species · BCR 16 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Black-crowned Night Heron In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Black-crowned Night Heron in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-93%Since 1970
26Routes In Region
45Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Black-crowned Night Heron has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Black-crowned Night Heron in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.16). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±194.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.1695% range
±194.5%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
20250.000.000.16
20260.000.000.16
20270.000.000.16
20280.000.000.16
20290.000.000.16

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Black-crowned Night Heron in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
Rio Grnds RsCOLORADO121999
ClevelandUTAH42014
BufordCOLORADO31984
San LuisCOLORADO22009
MoscaCOLORADO22008
PowderhornCOLORADO21999
ValenciaNEW-MEXICO21996
Stinking Lk.NEW-MEXICO21996
MoabUTAH22012
HuntARIZONA11999
ToroweapARIZONA12017
HarmonyCOLORADO11995
MoffatCOLORADO11979
DoloresCOLORADO11985
BlancaCOLORADO11980
WaldenCOLORADO12019
Pinos CreekCOLORADO11988
AlamosaCOLORADO12024
Groundhog RsCOLORADO11994
Lake City 2COLORADO12018
Moon PassCOLORADO12003
GallinasNEW-MEXICO12005
Angel Fire 2NEW-MEXICO12024
Fish Lake NfUTAH11992
BicknellUTAH12002

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