Species · BCR 4 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Long-tailed Duck In BCR 4

Long-tailed Duck in BCR 4 has collapsed: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1987.

-87%Since 1987
7Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Long-tailed Duck has collapsed in BCR 4: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1987.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Long-tailed Duck in BCR 4 is projected to fall about 100% by 2024 — from 0.07 in 2019 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.19). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±155.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2024
0.00Projected 2024 index
0.000.1995% range
±155.6%Backtest error
19832024
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
20200.000.000.19
20210.000.000.19
20220.000.000.19
20230.000.000.19
20240.000.000.19

Routes In BCR 4

Routes recording Long-tailed Duck in BCR 4.
MaclarenALASKA32019
MonahanALASKA12017
ToklatALASKA12015
SourdoughALASKA12002
Lake LouiseALASKA11999
ColdfootALASKA12000
Paxson LakeALASKA11996

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