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Greater Roadrunner In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasArid-land birds

Greater Roadrunner in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has edged down: down 18% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-18%Since 1969
66Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Greater Roadrunner in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Greater Roadrunner in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.12 (95% range 0.00–0.28). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±15.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-9%Change by 2029
0.12Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2895% range
±15.8%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
20250.130.000.29
20260.130.000.29
20270.130.000.29
20280.130.000.29
20290.120.000.28

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Greater Roadrunner in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
HavanaARKANSAS32015
MassardARKANSAS22021
EastonLOUISIANA21990
ClayLOUISIANA22013
Flat CreekLOUISIANA22015
IndianolaOKLAHOMA22024
Hee MountainOKLAHOMA22005
CrossroadsTEXAS22023
Union HillTEXAS22018
Bon WierTEXAS22007
Old MiloARKANSAS12007
RamseyARKANSAS11977
Locust BayouARKANSAS12013
HopeARKANSAS12019
HollywoodARKANSAS12019
BlakelyARKANSAS11999
WaldronARKANSAS11996
StarkARKANSAS12008
Coal HillARKANSAS12017
SimsARKANSAS12019
Poyen 2ARKANSAS12024
Dry ForkARKANSAS12005
Hatfield 2ARKANSAS12024
Magazine MtnARKANSAS12012
De RidderLOUISIANA12015

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