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Eurasian Collared-Dove In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Eurasian Collared-Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 60× on the route-weighted index since 2003.

60×Since 2003
192Routes In Region
23Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Eurasian Collared-Dove has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 60× on the route-weighted index since 2003.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eurasian Collared-Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 42% by 2029 — from 2.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.7 (95% range 3.2–4.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±13.3%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+42%Change by 2029
3.7Projected 2029 index
3.2–4.195% range
±13.3%Backtest error
20012029
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
20253.12.73.5
20263.32.83.7
20273.43.03.8
20283.53.13.9
20293.73.24.1

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Eurasian Collared-Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
West LibertyIOWA282024
Red RockIOWA272024
MurdockNEBRASKA212024
RosamondILLINOIS192024
Rock ValleyIOWA152024
LincolnvilleKANSAS152024
RichlandNEBRASKA152024
Sioux CityIOWA142024
College Spgs 2IOWA142023
EllinorKANSAS132024
BeaucoupILLINOIS112024
SenecaKANSAS112022
SterlingILLINOIS102023
CameronILLINOIS92024
St MorganILLINOIS92022
Kahoka2MISSOURI92024
HolcombILLINOIS82024
BudaILLINOIS82023
BrooklynIOWA82022
MoreheadKANSAS82024
Mill CreekILLINOIS72024
StillwellILLINOIS72024
ClarksdaleILLINOIS72023
ClaytonILLINOIS72024
PrairieburgIOWA72024

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