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Yellow-billed Cuckoo In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has edged down: down 25% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-25%Since 1968
269Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 19% by 2029 — from 2.2 in 2024 to a central estimate of 2.6 (95% range 0.45–4.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±18.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+19%Change by 2029
2.6Projected 2029 index
0.45–4.895% range
±18.4%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
20252.70.564.9
20262.70.544.9
20272.70.514.9
20282.70.484.8
20292.60.454.8

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
College SpgsIOWA252004
BelleviewILLINOIS202024
Trading PostKANSAS182024
FilleyMISSOURI182024
KeetonvilleOKLAHOMA172022
FrankfordMISSOURI162024
Mascoutah LkILLINOIS142024
BucyrusKANSAS122024
PeoriaOKLAHOMA122023
MoreheadKANSAS112024
ReeceKANSAS112024
LincolnvilleKANSAS112024
OhioMISSOURI112024
HumboldtKANSAS102022
AuburnMISSOURI102024
WainwrightOKLAHOMA102013
WrefordKANSAS92024
GeraldMISSOURI92024
WelchOKLAHOMA92024
BedfordIOWA82018
DoverKANSAS82022
SenecaKANSAS82022
SeveranceKANSAS82024
Sni MillsMISSOURI81990
HuntsvilleMISSOURI82024

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