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Indigo Bunting Population Trend in Kansas

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Indigo Bunting in Kansas has surged: up 395% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+395%Since 1969
59Routes In State
57Years

Notable Indigo Bunting Trends in Kansas

long arc increasecomputed index

Indigo Bunting has surged in Kansas: up 395% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Indigo Bunting Population Forecast in Kansas

If the recent trend holds, Indigo Bunting in Kansas is projected to fall about 22% by 2029 — from 16 in 2024 to a central estimate of 12 (95% range 9.4–16). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±24.7%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-22%Change by 2029
12Projected 2029 index
9.4–1695% range
±24.7%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
2025128.615
2026128.815
2027129.015
2028129.215
2029129.416

Indigo Bunting Survey Routes in Kansas

Routes recording Indigo Bunting in Kansas.
Trading Post6820242000
Melrose5020231967
Dover3620221967
Pittsburg3420212000
Olathe3220211967
Galesburg3020241967
Wreford2920241967
Rock Creek 22920242022
Dalton2820241968
Grantville2820221967
Bucyrus2820242022
Reece2820242000
Olsburg2720242000
Morehead2520242000
Seneca2420221967
Le Loup2320212000
Humboldt2220221968
Rock Creek2120211968
Lincolnville2120242002
Severance1820242000
Wellington1720241968
Buckeye1420231967
Ellinor1320241967
Barclay1120241967
Longton1120211976

Indigo Bunting Population Trend in Other States

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