Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Lazuli Bunting In Shortgrass Prairie

Lazuli Bunting in Shortgrass Prairie has declined: down 46% on the route-weighted index since 1978.

-46%Since 1978
20Routes In Region
42Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Lazuli Bunting in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Lazuli Bunting in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.02 (95% range 0.00–0.11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±47.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.02Projected 2029 index
0.000.1195% range
±47.4%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.020.000.12
20260.020.000.12
20270.020.000.12
20280.020.000.11
20290.020.000.11

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Lazuli Bunting in Shortgrass Prairie.
CrowleyCOLORADO22022
TrincheraCOLORADO22019
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA22024
FlemingCOLORADO12015
AbarrCOLORADO11978
HudsonCOLORADO12016
Wildhorse LCOLORADO12015
VillegreenCOLORADO12019
Doyle BridgeCOLORADO11996
KarvalCOLORADO11996
ElbertCOLORADO12024
Doyle Bridge 2COLORADO12022
Murray LakeNEBRASKA12012
CrawfordNEBRASKA12016
VariaderoNEW-MEXICO12019
MaxwellNEW-MEXICO12001
FeltOKLAHOMA12021
ChanningTEXAS11998
LingleWYOMING11998
ChugwaterWYOMING12014

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