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Rock Pigeon In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauGeneralists

Rock Pigeon in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has fallen sharply: down 54% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-54%Since 1970
80Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Rock Pigeon has fallen sharply in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 54% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Rock Pigeon in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to fall about 43% by 2029 — from 0.62 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.35 (95% range 0.00–2.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±41.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-43%Change by 2029
0.35Projected 2029 index
0.00–2.395% range
±41.2%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
20250.470.002.5
20260.440.002.4
20270.410.002.4
20280.380.002.4
20290.350.002.3

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Rock Pigeon in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
PecosNEW-MEXICO722017
FruitaCOLORADO452007
ParlinCOLORADO301989
Mesaverde NpCOLORADO302001
CortezCOLORADO222008
De BequeCOLORADO212024
Castle ButteARIZONA182006
ValenciaNEW-MEXICO181997
Moon PassCOLORADO142023
NewcombNEW-MEXICO122021
HarmonyCOLORADO112024
MoscaCOLORADO112024
GreasewoodARIZONA101993
AlamosaCOLORADO102024
Wellington 3UTAH102016
HuntARIZONA91976
Cortez 2COLORADO82016
GallinasNEW-MEXICO81995
MoabUTAH81997
Peach SpringARIZONA72024
FarmingtonNEW-MEXICO71987
AltonahUTAH71982
Wellington 2UTAH72006
Wet Mtns.COLORADO61994
La PlataNEW-MEXICO51993

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