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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Lazuli Bunting In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Lazuli Bunting in Badlands and Prairies has surged: up 97% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+97%Since 1969
76Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Lazuli Bunting has surged in Badlands and Prairies: up 97% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Lazuli Bunting in Badlands and Prairies is projected to rise about 56% by 2029 — from 0.69 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.1 (95% range 0.53–1.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±81.4%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+56%Change by 2029
1.1Projected 2029 index
0.53–1.695% range
±81.4%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
20251.00.491.6
20261.00.501.6
20271.00.511.6
20281.10.521.6
20291.10.531.6

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Lazuli Bunting in Badlands and Prairies.
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA242010
Reed PointMONTANA152024
Roosevelt PkNORTH-DAKOTA152019
BadlandsSOUTH-DAKOTA152014
Cabin CreekMONTANA112019
JordanMONTANA102024
CircleMONTANA81975
ForsythMONTANA62023
BrandenbergMONTANA52019
Pine TreeWYOMING51980
HighwoodMONTANA42024
Winifred 2MONTANA42024
Roubaix LkSOUTH-DAKOTA41991
BrusettMONTANA32024
Miles CityMONTANA32023
GorhamNORTH-DAKOTA32016
Ft ThompsonSOUTH-DAKOTA31972
Long DrawSOUTH-DAKOTA31999
Wheat BasinMONTANA22021
Custer 2MONTANA22024
Dunn CenterNORTH-DAKOTA22023
TobaccoNORTH-DAKOTA22019
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA21988
HardingSOUTH-DAKOTA21990
Elk MountainSOUTH-DAKOTA21993

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