Species · Arizona · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Lazuli Bunting Population Trend in Arizona

Lazuli Bunting in Arizona has collapsed: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

-87%Since 1976
12Routes In State
22Years

Notable Lazuli Bunting Trends in Arizona

long arc declinecomputed index

Lazuli Bunting has collapsed in Arizona: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

Lazuli Bunting Population Forecast in Arizona

If the recent trend holds, Lazuli Bunting in Arizona is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.17). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±29.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.00Projected 2027 index
0.000.1795% range
±29.8%Backtest error
19682027
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
20230.000.000.17
20240.000.000.17
20250.000.000.17
20260.000.000.17
20270.000.000.17

Lazuli Bunting Survey Routes in Arizona

Routes recording Lazuli Bunting in Arizona.
Maine1219971997
Aztec Peak719741974
Flagstaff220002000
Blue219881981
Laguna220001968
Patagonia120151990
Araby120002000
Sawmill119891989
Prescott120131976
Hunt119951995
Carr Mtn119881986
Pomerene120221984

Lazuli Bunting Population Trend in Other States

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