Species · BCR 16 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Mountain Plover In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau
Mountain Plover in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 78% on the route-weighted index since 1977.
-78%Since 1977
11Routes In Region
26Years
Notable Signals
long arc declinecomputed index
Mountain Plover has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 78% on the route-weighted index since 1977.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Mountain Plover in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.18). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±515.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1895% range
±515.1%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| 2029 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau
| San Luis | COLORADO | 3 | 2022 |
| Corona East | NEW-MEXICO | 3 | 1995 |
| Antonito | COLORADO | 2 | 2004 |
| Mesita | COLORADO | 2 | 2024 |
| Datil | NEW-MEXICO | 2 | 1994 |
| Buford | WYOMING | 2 | 1979 |
| Blanca | COLORADO | 1 | 1983 |
| Como | COLORADO | 1 | 2008 |
| Torreon | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 1997 |
| Fence Lake | NEW-MEXICO | 1 | 2016 |
| Brookhurst | WYOMING | 1 | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.