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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Sharp-tailed Grouse In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Sharp-tailed Grouse in Badlands and Prairies has increased: up 27% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

+27%Since 1970
93Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Sharp-tailed Grouse in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-tailed Grouse in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 61% by 2029 — from 2.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.94 (95% range 0.00–1.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±42.7%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-61%Change by 2029
0.94Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.995% range
±42.7%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
20250.940.001.9
20260.940.001.9
20270.940.001.9
20280.940.001.9
20290.940.001.9

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Sharp-tailed Grouse in Badlands and Prairies.
BentleyNORTH-DAKOTA282024
RevaSOUTH-DAKOTA202024
CarsonNORTH-DAKOTA152024
WebsterMONTANA132024
S. PioneerSOUTH-DAKOTA112024
Dinosaurs H.M.MONTANA92024
Chuffey SpringMONTANA92024
GolvaNORTH-DAKOTA82021
LaplantSOUTH-DAKOTA81990
ShawmutMONTANA72024
PowdervilleMONTANA72024
CottonwoodSOUTH-DAKOTA72016
LocateMONTANA62024
LindsayMONTANA62023
ZapNORTH-DAKOTA62024
LarkNORTH-DAKOTA51982
GorhamNORTH-DAKOTA52018
Seely 2WYOMING52016
HighwoodMONTANA42024
RoyMONTANA42024
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA42018
OwankaSOUTH-DAKOTA42012
HardingSOUTH-DAKOTA42014
RavenWYOMING42024
SavageMONTANA32021

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