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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Great Crested Flycatcher In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesAerial insectivores

Great Crested Flycatcher in Badlands and Prairies has increased: up 31% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

+31%Since 1973
12Routes In Region
21Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Great Crested Flycatcher in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Great Crested Flycatcher in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 28% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.05 (95% range 0.00–0.13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±94.1%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-28%Change by 2029
0.05Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1395% range
±94.1%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.050.000.13
20260.050.000.13
20270.050.000.13
20280.050.000.13
20290.050.000.13

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Great Crested Flycatcher in Badlands and Prairies.
CrookstonNEBRASKA52024
WinnerSOUTH-DAKOTA22021
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA12009
DickinsonNORTH-DAKOTA11975
Dunn CenterNORTH-DAKOTA12010
CarsonNORTH-DAKOTA11991
RosebudSOUTH-DAKOTA12010
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA11996
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA11987
ArdmoreSOUTH-DAKOTA11989
BadlandsSOUTH-DAKOTA12023
LacreekSOUTH-DAKOTA11991

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