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
0.000.1895% range
±515.1%Backtest error
19712029
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
20250.000.000.18
20260.000.000.18
20270.000.000.18
20280.000.000.18
20290.000.000.18

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Mountain Plover in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
San LuisCOLORADO32022
Corona EastNEW-MEXICO31995
AntonitoCOLORADO22004
MesitaCOLORADO22024
DatilNEW-MEXICO21994
BufordWYOMING21979
BlancaCOLORADO11983
ComoCOLORADO12008
TorreonNEW-MEXICO11997
Fence LakeNEW-MEXICO12016
BrookhurstWYOMING11971

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