Species · BCR 16 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Northern Pintail In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Northern Pintail in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

-94%Since 1972
29Routes In Region
40Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Northern Pintail has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern Pintail in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.23). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±203%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.2395% range
±203%Backtest error
19692029
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
20250.000.000.23
20260.000.000.23
20270.000.000.23
20280.000.000.23
20290.000.000.23

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Northern Pintail in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
WaldenCOLORADO122001
Moon LakeUTAH91995
VernalUTAH62012
MoffatCOLORADO41995
AlamosaCOLORADO42018
Main CanyonUTAH41988
San LuisCOLORADO31996
Skyline DrivUTAH31990
Hill CreekUTAH31994
ColonaCOLORADO22008
TarryallCOLORADO21995
MoscaCOLORADO21993
DinosaurCOLORADO22024
Navajo LakeUTAH22008
ClevelandUTAH22016
Wellington 2UTAH22011
HarmonyCOLORADO11979
Willow PeakCOLORADO12017
DoylevilleCOLORADO11995
GuffeyCOLORADO12017
TincupCOLORADO12007
Mcphee Res.COLORADO12005
AltonahUTAH11980
BeaverUTAH11973
JensenUTAH12004

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