Species · BCR 16 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Summer Tanager In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Summer Tanager in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has fallen sharply: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1992.

-63%Since 1992
5Routes In Region
18Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Summer Tanager in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Summer Tanager in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.01). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±102.7%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.0195% range
±102.7%Backtest error
19702028
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
20240.000.000.02
20250.000.000.02
20260.000.000.01
20270.000.000.01
20280.000.000.01

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Summer Tanager in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
Peach SpringARIZONA12023
La CienegaNEW-MEXICO12014
ValenciaNEW-MEXICO11972
VallecitosNEW-MEXICO12018
ShivwitzUTAH12021

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