Species · BCR 16 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Indigo Bunting In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau
Indigo Bunting in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has fallen sharply: down 61% on the route-weighted index since 1973.
-61%Since 1973
28Routes In Region
34Years
Notable Signals
No notable trend signals for Indigo Bunting in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Indigo Bunting in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.03). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±67.2%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0395% range
±67.2%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2029 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau
| Cheesman Lk | COLORADO | 2 | 2006 |
| Valencia | NEW-MEXICO | 2 | 1992 |
| Navajo Lake | UTAH | 2 | 2024 |
| Harmony | COLORADO | 1 | 2002 |
| Douglas Pass | COLORADO | 1 | 1988 |
| Dolores | COLORADO | 1 | 1972 |
| Wilson Creek | COLORADO | 1 | 2024 |
| Fruita | COLORADO | 1 | 2004 |
| Blackhead Pk | COLORADO | 1 | 1999 |
| Groundhog Rs | COLORADO | 1 | 2014 |
| Walsenburg | COLORADO | 1 | 2007 |
| Rifle Falls | COLORADO | 1 | 2015 |
| Cebolla | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 2009 |
| Ojo Sarco | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 1983 |
| Pecos | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 1979 |
| Claunch | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 1994 |
| Counselor | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 2001 |
| Angel Fire | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 2002 |
| Gallinas | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 2014 |
| Angel Fire 2 | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 2018 |
| Capulin | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 1993 |
| Boulder | UTAH | 1 | 2017 |
| Main Canyon | UTAH | 1 | 2015 |
| Cane Spr Des | UTAH | 1 | 2011 |
| Hatch | UTAH | 1 | 2023 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.