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Eastern Kingbird In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauAerial insectivores

Eastern Kingbird in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 78% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-78%Since 1970
28Routes In Region
52Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Kingbird has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 78% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Kingbird in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.09). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±134%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0995% range
±134%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
20250.000.000.09
20260.000.000.09
20270.000.000.09
20280.000.000.09
20290.000.000.09

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Eastern Kingbird in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
Book RidgeUTAH32006
Canyon RimsUTAH32016
Fletcher PkWYOMING32024
HarmonyCOLORADO22007
San LuisCOLORADO21991
WestcliffeCOLORADO22022
MonticelloUTAH22005
Sybille CynWYOMING22014
BufordCOLORADO12008
ParlinCOLORADO12005
FalfaCOLORADO12000
BlancaCOLORADO11981
Wray GulchCOLORADO12005
CastletonCOLORADO12009
DoylevilleCOLORADO12018
CokedaleCOLORADO12004
AnimasCOLORADO11997
Yellowjacket PassCOLORADO12024
Rifle FallsCOLORADO12002
GardnerCOLORADO11999
ValenciaNEW-MEXICO11975
DragertonUTAH11996
JensenUTAH12024
NotomUTAH12001
Cane Spr DesUTAH11993

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