Species · Missouri · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Western Kingbird Population Trend in Missouri
Western Kingbird in Missouri has collapsed: down 80% on the route-weighted index since 1971.
-80%Since 1971
21Routes In State
31Years
Notable Western Kingbird Trends in Missouri
long arc declinecomputed index
Western Kingbird has collapsed in Missouri: down 80% on the route-weighted index since 1971.
Western Kingbird Population Forecast in Missouri
If the recent trend holds, Western Kingbird in Missouri is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.19). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±27.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1995% range
±27.4%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| 2026 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| 2027 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| 2028 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| 2029 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
Western Kingbird Survey Routes in Missouri
| Dover | 4 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Cameron | 2 | 2023 | 2003 |
| Barnard | 2 | 2014 | 2007 |
| Ohio | 2 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Sni Mills | 2 | 1985 | 1972 |
| Rockingham | 2 | 2011 | 2005 |
| Mcfall | 2 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Norborne | 1 | 2022 | 2017 |
| Watson | 1 | 2021 | 2007 |
| Filley | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Reeds | 1 | 2022 | 1987 |
| Hayden | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Diamond | 1 | 2024 | 2022 |
| Tarkio | 1 | 1977 | 1968 |
| Laclede | 1 | 2023 | 2018 |
| Kearney | 1 | 2016 | 2004 |
| New Point | 1 | 2024 | 1994 |
| Union | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Sedalia | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
Western Kingbird Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.