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Smooth-billed Ani In Peninsular Florida

All regions Peninsular Florida Generalists

Smooth-billed Ani in Peninsular Florida has collapsed: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-95%Since 1969

12Routes In Region

26Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Smooth-billed Ani has collapsed in Peninsular Florida: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Smooth-billed Ani in Peninsular Florida is projected to fall about 100% by 2020 — from 0.10 in 2015 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.56). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±712.8%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2020

0.00Projected 2020 index

0.00–0.5695% range

±712.8%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% low	95% high
2016	0.00	0.00	0.56
2017	0.00	0.00	0.56
2018	0.00	0.00	0.56
2019	0.00	0.00	0.56
2020	0.00	0.00	0.56

Routes In Peninsular Florida

Routes recording Smooth-billed Ani in Peninsular Florida.

Broward	FLORIDA	8	1973
Andytown	FLORIDA	7	1989
Homestead	FLORIDA	4	2015
Davie	FLORIDA	2	1994
Corbett	FLORIDA	2	1987
Holey Land	FLORIDA	2	1999
Scottsmoor	FLORIDA	1	1972
Indiantown	FLORIDA	1	2000
Plantation K	FLORIDA	1	1980
Boca Raton	FLORIDA	1	1990
Shawano	FLORIDA	1	2000
Shawano 2	FLORIDA	1	2004

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