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State · BBS 2026 Release · 1966–2025

Arkansas Breeding Birds

159 species recorded across 62 survey routes, 1967 to 2025. Browse by family or guild below.

Arkansas Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Northern Bobwhite has collapsed in Arkansas: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Cliff Swallow has surged in Arkansas: up 14× on the route-weighted index since 1976.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Snowy Egret has collapsed in Arkansas: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1988.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Northern Rough-winged Swallow has surged in Arkansas: up 773% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

House Sparrow has collapsed in Arkansas: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

White-breasted Nuthatch has surged in Arkansas: up 576% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in ArkansasGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-95%

Game birds

2 species
-56%

Generalists

11 species
-51%

Grassland birds

6 species
-25%

Wetland birds

15 species
-1%

Aerial insectivores

17 species
+15%

Forest birds

60 species
+15%

Birds of prey

13 species
+38%

Shorebirds

2 species
+90%

Arid-land birds

1 species
+361%

Waterfowl

5 species

Arkansas Bird Survey Routes

Browse Arkansas Birds By FamilyTrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →

Each species links to its trend in Arkansas.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Bald Eagle +145%Broad-winged Hawk +56%Cooper's Hawk +144%Mississippi Kite +150%Red-shouldered Hawk +400%Red-tailed Hawk +166%Sharp-shinned Hawk -44%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -10%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -73%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck +173%Blue-winged Teal -17%Canada Goose +259%Mallard -38%Wood Duck +164%

Anhingas Anhingidae

Anhinga -66%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -77%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron +322%Great Egret +411%Green Heron -62%Little Blue Heron -82%Snowy Egret -91%Western Cattle-Egret +39%Yellow-crowned Night Heron -40%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing -55%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Chuck-will's-widow -64%Common Nighthawk -47%Eastern Whip-poor-will +47%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Blue Grosbeak +71%Dickcissel +26%Indigo Bunting +51%Northern Cardinal +3%Painted Bunting +41%Scarlet Tanager +103%Summer Tanager +76%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture -10%Turkey Vulture -24%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer +159%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Eurasian Collared-Dove +423%Mourning Dove -39%Rock Pigeon -42%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +20%Blue Jay -39%Fish Crow +375%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Greater Roadrunner +90%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -26%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -73%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch +65%House Finch +69%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -53%Barn Swallow +90%Cliff Swallow 14×Northern Rough-winged Swallow +773%Purple Martin -76%Tree Swallow +38%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -59%Brown-headed Cowbird -11%Common Grackle -79%Eastern Meadowlark -81%Great-tailed Grackle -42%Orchard Oriole -79%Red-winged Blackbird +5%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -15%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -88%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Least Tern -25%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -66%Gray Catbird -76%Northern Mockingbird -57%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -93%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Carolina Chickadee +20%Tufted Titmouse +95%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart -78%Black-and-white Warbler +95%Black-throated Green Warbler 13×Blue-winged Warbler +61%Cerulean Warbler -37%Chestnut-sided Warbler +23%Common Yellowthroat -72%Hooded Warbler +347%Kentucky Warbler +3%Louisiana Waterthrush +110%Northern Parula +406%Ovenbird +13%Pine Warbler +234%Prairie Warbler -24%Prothonotary Warbler +2%Swainson's Warbler +158%Worm-eating Warbler -26%Yellow Warbler -48%Yellow-throated Warbler +153%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Bachman's Sparrow -56%Chipping Sparrow -43%Eastern Towhee +19%Field Sparrow -85%Grasshopper Sparrow -63%Lark Sparrow -75%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -90%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +6%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Wild Turkey +18%

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker +49%Hairy Woodpecker +17%Pileated Woodpecker +15%Red-bellied Woodpecker +75%Red-headed Woodpecker -52%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe +167%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +102%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt +315%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Brown-headed Nuthatch -33%White-breasted Nuthatch +576%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +130%Eastern Screech-Owl -37%Great Horned Owl -52%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling +23%

Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

White Ibis -80%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird -21%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren -70%Carolina Wren +44%Northern House Wren +846%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +8%Eastern Bluebird -21%Wood Thrush -46%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +57%Eastern Kingbird -67%Eastern Phoebe +76%Eastern Wood-Pewee +7%Great Crested Flycatcher -6%Scissor-tailed Flycatcher +70%Western Kingbird +95%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo -71%Red-eyed Vireo +209%Warbling Vireo +220%White-eyed Vireo +76%Yellow-throated Vireo +406%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14.