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Species · New Mexico · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Ring-necked Pheasant Population Trend in New Mexico

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Ring-necked Pheasant in New Mexico has fallen sharply: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-63%Since 1970
21Routes In State
52Years

Notable Ring-necked Pheasant Trends in New Mexico

long arc declinecomputed index

Ring-necked Pheasant has fallen sharply in New Mexico: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Ring-necked Pheasant Population Forecast in New Mexico

If the recent trend holds, Ring-necked Pheasant in New Mexico is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.43). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±80.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.4395% range
±80.2%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.040.000.47
20260.030.000.46
20270.020.000.45
20280.010.000.44
20290.000.000.43

Ring-necked Pheasant Survey Routes in New Mexico

Routes recording Ring-necked Pheasant in New Mexico.
Aztec919891988
Laborcita620191992
Tucumcari319751975
Escondida319981998
Farmington219871975
Cooley Lake220091972
Maxwell220071997
Laborcita 2220242022
Gallinas220112011
Hobbs219951995
Ojo Sarco120011971
Grenville120241968
Valencia119971968
Floyd120052004
Variadero120222010
Clovis120211993
Bitter Lake120221994
Pep119921992
Red Rock120222022
La Plata120071991
Logan120021980

Ring-necked Pheasant Population Trend in Other States

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