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Gray Partridge Population Trend in Illinois

Gray Partridge in Illinois has collapsed: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-96%Since 1971
11Routes In State
24Years

Notable Gray Partridge Trends in Illinois

long arc declinecomputed index

Gray Partridge has collapsed in Illinois: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

Gray Partridge Population Forecast in Illinois

If the recent trend holds, Gray Partridge in Illinois is projected to stay roughly flat through 2015, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.50). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1009.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2015
0.00Projected 2015 index
0.000.5095% range
±1009.9%Backtest error
19662015
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
20110.000.000.50
20120.000.000.50
20130.000.000.50
20140.000.000.50
20150.000.000.50

Gray Partridge Survey Routes in Illinois

Routes recording Gray Partridge in Illinois.
Mill Creek419881966
Guilford219891985
Holcomb219931971
Cherry Val219921972
Troy Grove219951995
Seneca219991993
Atkinson219871987
Geneseo219901988
Sheffield119911988
Compton119921972
Newark120101970

Gray Partridge Population Trend in Other States

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