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Yellow-billed Cuckoo In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieGeneralists

Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has edged down: down 19% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-19%Since 1969
120Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Central Mixed Grass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to rise about 38% by 2029 — from 2.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.3 (95% range 1.4–5.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±13.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+38%Change by 2029
3.3Projected 2029 index
1.4–5.295% range
±13.4%Backtest error
19672029
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
20253.41.55.2
20263.31.45.2
20273.31.45.2
20283.31.45.2
20293.31.45.2

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
Ft Sill WestOKLAHOMA411994
Wichita MtnsOKLAHOMA231994
Ft Sill EastOKLAHOMA211994
Wichita Mtns EastOKLAHOMA192022
WellingtonKANSAS162024
PhrosoOKLAHOMA152024
ChapmanKANSAS131981
ShieldsTEXAS132001
KanopolisKANSAS122024
Liberty 2NEBRASKA122007
BuckeyeKANSAS112023
BerwetKANSAS112024
ColonyOKLAHOMA111995
Pear ValleyTEXAS112024
ArapahoOKLAHOMA102014
CovertKANSAS92024
HopewellKANSAS92014
WeinertTEXAS91994
JewellKANSAS82005
SolomonKANSAS82019
GrimesOKLAHOMA82024
DouglasOKLAHOMA82022
HunterOKLAHOMA72024
Shields 2TEXAS72023
HollenbergKANSAS62023

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