Species · BCR 23 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Gallinule In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Common Gallinule in Prairie Hardwood Transition has collapsed: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-75%Since 1968
16Routes In Region
27Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Gallinule in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2018, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.05). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±60.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2018
0.00Projected 2018 index
0.000.0595% range
±60.7%Backtest error
19662018
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
20140.000.000.05
20150.000.000.05
20160.000.000.05
20170.000.000.05
20180.000.000.05

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Common Gallinule in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
North BranchMICHIGAN21988
Fall RiverWISCONSIN21975
BravoMICHIGAN11983
NashvilleMICHIGAN11981
BeldingMICHIGAN11988
GalesburgMICHIGAN12013
Chippewa Lk.MICHIGAN12000
Money CreekMINNESOTA11984
PrincetonMINNESOTA12006
LockportOHIO11972
GraytownOHIO11975
Oconto FallsWISCONSIN11992
OmroWISCONSIN11986
Beaver DamWISCONSIN11978
HebronWISCONSIN11983
ParisWISCONSIN11984

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