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Spotted Dove In Coastal California

All regionsCoastal CaliforniaGeneralists

Spotted Dove in Coastal California has collapsed: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-82%Since 1971
13Routes In Region
28Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Spotted Dove has collapsed in Coastal California: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Spotted Dove in Coastal California is projected to stay roughly flat through 2022, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.57). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±2204.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2022
0.00Projected 2022 index
0.00–0.5795% range
±2204.3%Backtest error
19682022
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
20180.050.000.61
20190.030.000.60
20200.020.000.59
20210.010.000.57
20220.000.000.57

Routes In Coastal California

Routes recording Spotted Dove in Coastal California.
Harbor LakeCALIFORNIA161991
ArvinCALIFORNIA42012
PowayCALIFORNIA31980
Santa YnezCALIFORNIA22012
El ToroCALIFORNIA21987
FallsvaleCALIFORNIA21973
GravesboroCALIFORNIA11989
Foster ParkCALIFORNIA11992
MorenoCALIFORNIA11986
Morro BayCALIFORNIA12004
S CatalinaCALIFORNIA12017
Cp. PendletonCALIFORNIA11986
AnzaCALIFORNIA11979

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