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White-crowned Pigeon Population Trend in Florida

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White-crowned Pigeon in Florida has collapsed: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-75%Since 1968
9Routes In State
56Years

Notable White-crowned Pigeon Trends in Florida

long arc declinecomputed index

White-crowned Pigeon has collapsed in Florida: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

White-crowned Pigeon Population Forecast in Florida

If the recent trend holds, White-crowned Pigeon in Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.27 (95% range 0.00–2.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1630.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.27Projected 2029 index
0.00–2.195% range
±1630.8%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.340.002.1
20260.320.002.1
20270.300.002.1
20280.280.002.1
20290.270.002.1

White-crowned Pigeon Survey Routes in Florida

Routes recording White-crowned Pigeon in Florida.
Sugarloaf Key9220041999
Key Largo7019911987
Key West3019871987
Plantation K2520041966
Sugarloaf Key 21620212005
Card Sound920211998
Homestead319881988
Flamingo120241983
Weaver Stn120102010

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