Species · BCR 31 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Purple Gallinule In Peninsular Florida

Purple Gallinule in Peninsular Florida has fallen sharply: down 73% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

-73%Since 1975
19Routes In Region
39Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Purple Gallinule has fallen sharply in Peninsular Florida: down 73% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Purple Gallinule in Peninsular Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±80.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.2195% range
±80.7%Backtest error
19692028
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
20240.000.000.21
20250.000.000.21
20260.000.000.21
20270.000.000.21
20280.000.000.21

Routes In Peninsular Florida

Routes recording Purple Gallinule in Peninsular Florida.
Holey LandFLORIDA102012
MicanopyFLORIDA21977
PalmdaleFLORIDA22008
Mabel 2FLORIDA22017
Myakka HeadFLORIDA12009
MabelFLORIDA11999
IndiantownFLORIDA12006
BrowardFLORIDA11969
Plantation KFLORIDA11974
AndytownFLORIDA11989
NobletonFLORIDA11988
SandyFLORIDA11998
St LucieFLORIDA11987
ShawanoFLORIDA11994
HomesteadFLORIDA12015
ClewistonFLORIDA12022
Lake BuffumFLORIDA12007
WebbFLORIDA12023
Wildernes PkFLORIDA12014

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