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

Long-tailed Jaeger In BCR 4

Long-tailed Jaeger in BCR 4 has collapsed: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1986.

-85%Since 1986
10Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Long-tailed Jaeger has collapsed in BCR 4: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1986.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Long-tailed Jaeger in BCR 4 is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±189.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.00Projected 2027 index
0.000.2195% range
±189.7%Backtest error
19822027
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
20230.000.000.21
20240.000.000.21
20250.000.000.21
20260.000.000.21
20270.000.000.21

Routes In BCR 4

Routes recording Long-tailed Jaeger in BCR 4.
Mud RiverALASKA61997
Kobuk River (Short)ALASKA51991
Kanuti LakeALASKA22006
MaclarenALASKA12022
MonahanALASKA12012
ToklatALASKA12010
Chena Hot SpALASKA11986
KachemakALASKA12018
Caribou Mtn.ALASKA12007
Paxson LakeALASKA11997

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