Spatial Overlap and Habitat Selection of Corvid Species in European Cities

Author:

Abou Zeid Farah1ORCID,Morelli Federico12ORCID,Ibáñez-Álamo Juan Diego3,Díaz Mario4ORCID,Reif Jiří56,Jokimäki Jukka7ORCID,Suhonen Jukka8,Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki Marja-Liisa7,Markó Gábor9ORCID,Bussière Raphaël10,Mägi Marko11ORCID,Tryjanowski Piotr12ORCID,Kominos Theodoros13,Galanaki Antonia13,Bukas Nikos14,Pruscini Fabio15,Jerzak Leszek2ORCID,Ciebiera Olaf2ORCID,Benedetti Yanina1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic

2. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana St. 1, 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland

3. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

4. Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (BGC-MNCN-CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain

5. Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Benatska 2, 128 01 Praha, Czech Republic

6. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic

7. Nature Inventory and EIA-Services, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

8. Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland

9. Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ménesi út 44, 1118 Budapest, Hungary

10. 4 Route de la Loge, 86800 Liniers, France

11. Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, 50409 Tartu, Estonia

12. Institute of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznań, Poland

13. Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

14. Plegadis, Riga Feraiou 6A, 45444 Ioannina, Greece

15. S. C. della Pantiera 23, 61029 Pantiera, Italy

Abstract

Understanding habitat and spatial overlap in sympatric species of urban areas would aid in predicting species and community modifications in response to global change. Habitat overlap has been widely investigated for specialist species but neglected for generalists living in urban settings. Many corvid species are generalists and are adapted to urban areas. This work aimed to determine the urban habitat requirements and spatial overlap of five corvid species in sixteen European cities during the breeding season. All five studied corvid species had high overlap in their habitat selection while still having particular tendencies. We found three species, the Carrion/Hooded Crow, Rook, and Eurasian Magpie, selected open habitats. The Western Jackdaw avoided areas with bare soil cover, and the Eurasian Jay chose more forested areas. The species with similar habitat selection also had congruent spatial distributions. Our results indicate that although the corvids had some tendencies regarding habitat selection, as generalists, they still tolerated a wide range of urban habitats, which resulted in high overlap in their habitat niches and spatial distributions.

Funder

Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology

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