Species · BCR 27 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Purple Gallinule In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Purple Gallinule in Southeastern Coastal Plain has collapsed: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-94%Since 1970
15Routes In Region
31Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Purple Gallinule has collapsed in Southeastern Coastal Plain: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Purple Gallinule in Southeastern Coastal Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2026, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.08). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±384.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2026
0.00Projected 2026 index
0.000.0895% range
±384.2%Backtest error
19662026
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
20220.000.000.08
20230.000.000.08
20240.000.000.08
20250.000.000.08
20260.000.000.08

Routes In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Routes recording Purple Gallinule in Southeastern Coastal Plain.
DarienGEORGIA171967
FairviewALABAMA21997
LovedaleFLORIDA22011
St Vincent IFLORIDA22018
Dauphin IsALABAMA11988
Alabama PtALABAMA11991
MadridALABAMA12004
Dauphin Is 2ALABAMA12000
Chacaloochee BayALABAMA12019
Oak GroveFLORIDA12007
Broad BranchFLORIDA11981
MiccosukeeFLORIDA11973
CovingtonFLORIDA11977
SteinhatcheeFLORIDA11975
PinettaFLORIDA12021

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