Species · Florida · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Mangrove Cuckoo Population Trend in Florida

Mangrove Cuckoo in Florida has fallen sharply: down 59% on the route-weighted index since 1984.

-59%Since 1984
9Routes In State
29Years

Notable Mangrove Cuckoo Trends in Florida

long arc declinecomputed index

Mangrove Cuckoo has fallen sharply in Florida: down 59% on the route-weighted index since 1984.

Mangrove Cuckoo Population Forecast in Florida

If the recent trend holds, Mangrove Cuckoo in Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.02 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±36.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2023
0.02Projected 2023 index
0.000.0795% range
±36.8%Backtest error
19752023
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
20190.030.000.08
20200.030.000.08
20210.020.000.08
20220.020.000.08
20230.020.000.07

Mangrove Cuckoo Survey Routes in Florida

Routes recording Mangrove Cuckoo in Florida.
Key West319871987
Punta Gorda219841984
Flamingo220141983
Key Largo219911987
Plantation K119751975
Card Sound120161998
Weaver Stn120181993
Sugarloaf Key120042004
Sugarloaf Key 2120182005

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