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Eurasian Collared-Dove In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieGeneralists

Eurasian Collared-Dove in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has surged: up 44× on the route-weighted index since 2004.

44×Since 2004
110Routes In Region
22Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Eurasian Collared-Dove has surged in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: up 44× on the route-weighted index since 2004.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eurasian Collared-Dove in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to rise about 28% by 2029 — from 8.2 in 2024 to a central estimate of 11 (95% range 7.8–13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±50.8%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+28%Change by 2029
11Projected 2029 index
7.8–1395% range
±50.8%Backtest error
20022029
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
20258.96.312
20269.36.612
20279.77.012
2028107.413
2029117.813

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Eurasian Collared-Dove in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
MisslerKANSAS492019
SumnerNEBRASKA292024
StrattonNEBRASKA292024
GrayKANSAS282019
BookerTEXAS282024
KenesawNEBRASKA262024
HamptonNEBRASKA252024
ArthurNEBRASKA242024
KearneyNEBRASKA212024
BoelusNEBRASKA182022
HawleyTEXAS182024
CharlieTEXAS162024
SargentNEBRASKA152024
WellingtonKANSAS142024
SurpriseNEBRASKA142024
ElginOKLAHOMA142016
RotanTEXAS142024
AlbertKANSAS132024
SewardNEBRASKA132024
Wheeler CoNEBRASKA132024
SicklesOKLAHOMA132021
HollenbergKANSAS122023
BelvidereNEBRASKA122024
BartleyNEBRASKA122024
PetersburgNEBRASKA122023

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