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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Yellowthroat In Shortgrass Prairie

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Common Yellowthroat in Shortgrass Prairie has edged down: down 20% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-20%Since 1969
52Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Common Yellowthroat in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Yellowthroat in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 23% by 2029 — from 0.47 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.36 (95% range 0.04–0.69). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-23%Change by 2029
0.36Projected 2029 index
0.04–0.6995% range
±55.4%Backtest error
19672029
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
20250.360.040.69
20260.360.040.69
20270.360.040.69
20280.360.040.69
20290.360.040.69

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Common Yellowthroat in Shortgrass Prairie.
PaxtonNEBRASKA162016
Murray LakeNEBRASKA72024
LingleWYOMING62024
Fort MorganCOLORADO52024
Arsenal 2COLORADO42024
AgateNEBRASKA42001
MarslandNEBRASKA42021
WakaTEXAS42018
TenmileTEXAS42019
YoderWYOMING42024
CheyenneWYOMING42024
KimballNEBRASKA31978
Agate 2NEBRASKA32024
KiowaCOLORADO22015
LamarCOLORADO22024
Doyle Bridge 2COLORADO22002
ArsenalCOLORADO22015
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA22008
LoganNEW-MEXICO22011
HardestyOKLAHOMA21970
DoughertyTEXAS22018
ChugwaterWYOMING21980
Last ChanceCOLORADO11987
AbarrCOLORADO12024
GilpinCOLORADO12023

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