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Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Colorado

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Yellow-breasted Chat in Colorado has held roughly steady: up 3% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

+3%Since 1971
54Routes In State
55Years

Notable Yellow-breasted Chat Trends in Colorado

No notable trend signals for Yellow-breasted Chat in Colorado. See the full index history below.

Yellow-breasted Chat Population Forecast in Colorado

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-breasted Chat in Colorado is projected to fall about 56% by 2029 — from 0.76 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.34 (95% range 0.00–0.87). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±71.3%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-56%Change by 2029
0.34Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.8795% range
±71.3%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.360.000.90
20260.350.000.89
20270.350.000.88
20280.340.000.88
20290.340.000.87

Yellow-breasted Chat Survey Routes in Colorado

Routes recording Yellow-breasted Chat in Colorado.
De Beque2220241992
Cokedale1820241995
Douglas Pass1320241985
Trinchera720222019
Doyle Bridge419941992
Blackhead Pk419961991
Harmony320241973
Rosevale320242023
Doyle Bridge 2320231998
Rifle Falls320191998
Maybell220062006
Parlin220001993
Wray Gulch220231988
Baxter Pass220242009
Walsenburg220242002
Thomasville219921992
Wet Mtns.220242003
Nucla220242008
Haycamp Mesa220242003
Arsenal120142010
Buford120211988
Aspen120232023
Arsenal 2120182018
Delta120211973
Lamar120182015

Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Other States

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