Bird tolerance to humans in open tropical ecosystems

Peter Mikula (), Oldřich Tomášek, Dušan Romportl, Timothy K. Aikins, Jorge E. Avendaño, Bukola D. A. Braimoh-Azaki, Adams Chaskda, Will Cresswell, Susan J. Cunningham, Svein Dale, Gabriela R. Favoretto, Kelvin S. Floyd, Hayley Glover, Tomáš Grim, Dominic A. W. Henry, Tomas Holmern, Martin Hromada, Soladoye B. Iwajomo, Amanda Lilleyman, Flora J. Magige, Rowan O. Martin, Marina F. A. Maximiano, Eric D. Nana, Emmanuel Ncube, Henry Ndaimani, Emma Nelson, Johann H. Niekerk, Carina Pienaar, Augusto J. Piratelli, Penny Pistorius, Anna Radkovic, Chevonne Reynolds, Eivin Røskaft, Griffin K. Shanungu, Paulo R. Siqueira, Tawanda Tarakini, Nattaly Tejeiro-Mahecha, Michelle L. Thompson, Wanyoike Wamiti, Mark Wilson, Donovan R. C. Tye, Nicholas D. Tye, Aki Vehtari, Piotr Tryjanowski, Michael A. Weston, Daniel T. Blumstein and Tomáš Albrecht
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Peter Mikula: Czech Academy of Sciences
Oldřich Tomášek: Czech Academy of Sciences
Dušan Romportl: Charles University
Timothy K. Aikins: University for Development Studies
Jorge E. Avendaño: Universidad de los Andes
Bukola D. A. Braimoh-Azaki: University of Cape Town
Adams Chaskda: University of Jos
Will Cresswell: University of St Andrews
Susan J. Cunningham: University of Cape Town
Svein Dale: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Gabriela R. Favoretto: Grupo de Pesquisa e Conservação da Arara-azul-de-lear
Kelvin S. Floyd: International Crane Foundation/Endangered Wildlife Trust (ICF/EWT Partnership)
Hayley Glover: Deakin University
Tomáš Grim: University of Ostrava
Dominic A. W. Henry: University of Cape Town
Tomas Holmern: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
Martin Hromada: University of Prešov
Soladoye B. Iwajomo: University of Lagos
Amanda Lilleyman: Charles Darwin University
Flora J. Magige: University of Dar es Salaam
Rowan O. Martin: University of Cape Town
Marina F. A. Maximiano: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Avenida André Araújo
Eric D. Nana: Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD)
Emmanuel Ncube: Chinhoyi University of Technology
Henry Ndaimani: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Emma Nelson: University of Liverpool
Johann H. Niekerk: University of South Africa
Carina Pienaar: BirdLife South Africa, Isdell House
Augusto J. Piratelli: Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Penny Pistorius: University of Cape Town
Anna Radkovic: Deakin University
Chevonne Reynolds: University of Cape Town
Eivin Røskaft: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
Griffin K. Shanungu: International Crane Foundation/Endangered Wildlife Trust (ICF/EWT Partnership)
Paulo R. Siqueira: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Tawanda Tarakini: Chinhoyi University of Technology
Nattaly Tejeiro-Mahecha: Universidad de Los Llanos
Michelle L. Thompson: University of Cape Town
Wanyoike Wamiti: National Museums of Kenya
Mark Wilson: University of Stirling
Donovan R. C. Tye: Organisation for Tropical Studies
Nicholas D. Tye: C4 EcoSolutions
Aki Vehtari: Aalto University
Piotr Tryjanowski: Poznań University of Life Sciences
Michael A. Weston: Deakin University
Daniel T. Blumstein: University of California
Tomáš Albrecht: Czech Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Animal tolerance towards humans can be a key factor facilitating wildlife–human coexistence, yet traits predicting its direction and magnitude across tropical animals are poorly known. Using 10,249 observations for 842 bird species inhabiting open tropical ecosystems in Africa, South America, and Australia, we find that avian tolerance towards humans was lower (i.e., escape distance was longer) in rural rather than urban populations and in populations exposed to lower human disturbance (measured as human footprint index). In addition, larger species and species with larger clutches and enhanced flight ability are less tolerant to human approaches and escape distances increase when birds were approached during the wet season compared to the dry season and from longer starting distances. Identification of key factors affecting animal tolerance towards humans across large spatial and taxonomic scales may help us to better understand and predict the patterns of species distributions in the Anthropocene.

Date: 2023
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