Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Poorwill In Badlands and Prairies

Common Poorwill in Badlands and Prairies has collapsed: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1982.

-77%Since 1982
14Routes In Region
18Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Poorwill has collapsed in Badlands and Prairies: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1982.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Poorwill in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±228.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.1295% range
±228.5%Backtest error
19732029
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
20250.000.000.12
20260.000.000.12
20270.000.000.12
20280.000.000.12
20290.000.000.12

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Common Poorwill in Badlands and Prairies.
Teapot DomeWYOMING81983
NatronaWYOMING21990
LocateMONTANA12003
Reed PointMONTANA12022
RevaSOUTH-DAKOTA12001
Long DrawSOUTH-DAKOTA12011
Silver CitySOUTH-DAKOTA12002
Elk MountainSOUTH-DAKOTA11998
HazelrodtSOUTH-DAKOTA12021
Lightning CrSOUTH-DAKOTA12017
DaytonWYOMING11983
ArvadaWYOMING12024
MayoworthWYOMING12006
BucknumWYOMING12024

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