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Greater Sage-Grouse In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Greater Sage-Grouse in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

-94%Since 1974
21Routes In Region
33Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Greater Sage-Grouse has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Greater Sage-Grouse in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.20). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±203.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.2095% range
±203.5%Backtest error
19692028
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
20240.000.000.20
20250.000.000.20
20260.000.000.20
20270.000.000.20
20280.000.000.20

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Greater Sage-Grouse in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
M Warner ResUTAH62013
Yellowjacket PassCOLORADO52018
Black Sulphur CrCOLORADO52022
Willow CreekUTAH41998
WaldenCOLORADO22017
Ant Flat-Ogden CanUTAH22023
VernalUTAH22018
Lost Cr. ResUTAH22012
WarbonnetWYOMING22012
Wilson CreekCOLORADO12016
Buffalo ParkCOLORADO12013
DinosaurCOLORADO12016
AltonahUTAH11982
BonanzaUTAH11996
Moon LakeUTAH12003
Dixie NfUTAH12016
Heber Mtn.UTAH12023
Moon Lake 2UTAH12019
AltonUTAH12010
BrookhurstWYOMING12010
Sybille CynWYOMING12015

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