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Rufous-crowned Sparrow In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauGeneralists

Rufous-crowned Sparrow in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1988.

-91%Since 1988TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →
12Routes In RegionSurvey routesHow many standard-protocol BBS routes contributed counts. More routes means a steadier, better-sampled index; very thin coverage is suppressed.Full methodology →
13YearsYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →

Notable SignalsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Rufous-crowned Sparrow has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1988.

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Rufous-crowned Sparrow in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →
BeckUTAH91968
Peach SpringARIZONA52008
SeligmanARIZONA32012
House RockARIZONA11999
YampaiARIZONA11972
La CienegaNEW-MEXICO12017
Horse SpgsNEW-MEXICO12017
Horse MtnNEW-MEXICO11999
QuemadoNEW-MEXICO11993
Corona EastNEW-MEXICO11995
Salt Lake 2NEW-MEXICO12016
AltonahUTAH11968

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