Species · Florida · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Gray Kingbird Population Trend in Florida
Gray Kingbird in Florida has collapsed: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
-96%Since 1969
30Routes In State
57Years
Notable Gray Kingbird Trends in Florida
long arc declinecomputed index
Gray Kingbird has collapsed in Florida: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
Gray Kingbird Population Forecast in Florida
If the recent trend holds, Gray Kingbird in Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.34). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±342.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.3495% range
±342.5%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
| 2026 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
| 2027 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| 2028 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| 2029 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
Gray Kingbird Survey Routes in Florida
| Key Largo | 21 | 1991 | 1987 |
| Key West | 17 | 1987 | 1987 |
| Sugarloaf Key | 11 | 2004 | 1999 |
| Sugarloaf Key 2 | 7 | 2021 | 2005 |
| Plantation K | 7 | 2004 | 1967 |
| Pinelands | 3 | 2021 | 1990 |
| Card Sound | 3 | 2021 | 1998 |
| Holey Land | 2 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Betts | 2 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Weaver Stn | 2 | 2015 | 2006 |
| Ft Waltn Bch | 1 | 2011 | 1967 |
| Punta Gorda | 1 | 2004 | 1981 |
| Flamingo | 1 | 2017 | 1983 |
| Port St Joe | 1 | 2004 | 1994 |
| Steinhatchee | 1 | 1997 | 1967 |
| Ft Gadsden | 1 | 1987 | 1972 |
| Merritt Isl | 1 | 2011 | 1994 |
| Scottsmoor | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
| St Vincent I | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Indiantown | 1 | 1987 | 1984 |
| Boca Raton | 1 | 1990 | 1968 |
| Redlands | 1 | 2022 | 2012 |
| Santa Rosa | 1 | 1992 | 1988 |
| Alligator Pt | 1 | 2024 | 1987 |
| Shawano | 1 | 1999 | 1989 |
Gray Kingbird Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.