Species · Nevada · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Long-billed Curlew Population Trend in Nevada
Long-billed Curlew in Nevada has surged: up 361% on the route-weighted index since 1970.
+361%Since 1970
23Routes In State
44Years
Notable Long-billed Curlew Trends in Nevada
long arc increasecomputed index
Long-billed Curlew has surged in Nevada: up 361% on the route-weighted index since 1970.
Long-billed Curlew Population Forecast in Nevada
If the recent trend holds, Long-billed Curlew in Nevada is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.2 (95% range 0.04–4.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±69.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-8%Change by 2029
2.2Projected 2029 index
0.04–4.395% range
±69.3%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | 0.00 | 4.2 |
| 2026 | 2.1 | 0.00 | 4.2 |
| 2027 | 2.1 | 0.00 | 4.3 |
| 2028 | 2.2 | 0.01 | 4.3 |
| 2029 | 2.2 | 0.04 | 4.3 |
Long-billed Curlew Survey Routes in Nevada
| Ruby Valley 2 | 53 | 2024 | 2004 |
| Majors Place | 31 | 2019 | 1968 |
| Ruby Valley | 11 | 2001 | 1997 |
| Mill City | 8 | 2023 | 2014 |
| Chimney Res. | 5 | 2024 | 2005 |
| Piute Mdws | 3 | 2021 | 2013 |
| Mizpah | 3 | 2024 | 1990 |
| Humboldt Nf 2 | 3 | 2024 | 2021 |
| Midas | 2 | 2022 | 1993 |
| Toiyabe Nf | 2 | 1987 | 1987 |
| Charleston Reservoir | 2 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Humboldt Nf | 1 | 2019 | 2012 |
| Cortez | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Walker Can | 1 | 1986 | 1970 |
| Eureka | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Gardnerville | 1 | 2004 | 2002 |
| Dobbin Creek | 1 | 2008 | 1998 |
| Minerva | 1 | 2018 | 1988 |
| Jarbidge | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Nixon | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Bald Mtn. | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Fallon | 1 | 2019 | 1997 |
| Darroughs Hot Spgs | 1 | 2014 | 2008 |
Long-billed Curlew Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.