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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
0.000.3495% range
±342.5%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
20250.050.000.38
20260.040.000.37
20270.030.000.36
20280.020.000.35
20290.010.000.34

Gray Kingbird Survey Routes in Florida

Routes recording Gray Kingbird in Florida.
Key Largo2119911987
Key West1719871987
Sugarloaf Key1120041999
Sugarloaf Key 2720212005
Plantation K720041967
Pinelands320211990
Card Sound320211998
Holey Land220232023
Betts219941994
Weaver Stn220152006
Ft Waltn Bch120111967
Punta Gorda120041981
Flamingo120171983
Port St Joe120041994
Steinhatchee119971967
Ft Gadsden119871972
Merritt Isl120111994
Scottsmoor120082008
St Vincent I120022002
Indiantown119871984
Boca Raton119901968
Redlands120222012
Santa Rosa119921988
Alligator Pt120241987
Shawano119991989

Gray Kingbird Population Trend in Other States

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