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Jaime Muriel, Luz García-Longoria, Sergio Magallanes, Juan Antonio Ortiz, Alfonso Marzal. 2023: Avian malaria, haematocrit, and body condition in invasive wetland passerines settled in southwestern Spain. Avian Research, 14(1): 100081. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100081
Citation: Jaime Muriel, Luz García-Longoria, Sergio Magallanes, Juan Antonio Ortiz, Alfonso Marzal. 2023: Avian malaria, haematocrit, and body condition in invasive wetland passerines settled in southwestern Spain. Avian Research, 14(1): 100081. DOI: 10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100081
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Avian malaria, haematocrit, and body condition in invasive wetland passerines settled in southwestern Spain

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    Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain

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    Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Biología, Departamento de Anatomía, Biología Celular y Zoología, Avenida de Elvas s/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain

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    Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Departamento de Ecología de los Humedales, Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092, Sevilla, Spain

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    Hirundo Bird Ringing Group, Badajoz, Spain

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    Grupo de Investigaciones en Fauna Silvestre. Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Jr. Maynas 1777, 22021, Tarapoto, Peru

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    E-mail address: amarzal@unex.es (A. Marzal)

  • 1 These authors contributed equally to this work.

  • Received Date: 28 Aug 2022
  • Rev Recd Date: 28 Dec 2022
  • Accepted Date: 31 Jan 2023
  • Available Online: 14 Apr 2023
  • Publish Date: 07 Feb 2023
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  • Avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites can negatively impact fitness in many songbirds. Research on the malaria infection and its physiological costs on their avian hosts is heavily skewed toward native passerines, with exotic species underrepresented. However, introduced species may carry on and spread new pathogens to native species, and play a role on parasite transmission cycle in invaded bird communities as pathogen reservoir. Here, we molecularly assess the prevalence and diversity of haemosporidian parasites in three introduced wetland passerines (the Red Avadavat Amandava amandava, the Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer, and the Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild) captured during the same season in southwestern Spain. We also explored the relation between parasite infection, body condition, haematocrit, and uropygial gland volume. We detected an overall parasite prevalence of 3.55%, where Common Waxbills showed higher prevalence (6.94%) than Red Avadavats (1.51%). None Yellow-crowned Bishops were infected with haemosporidians. Almost 60% of infections were caused by Leucocytozoon, and about 40% by Plasmodium. We identified four unique lineages of Plasmodium and three of Leucocytozoon. Moreover, 91% of the identified host–parasite interactions represented new host records for these haemosporidian parasites. Parasite infection was not related to body condition, haematocrit, and uropygial gland volume of the wetland passerines. Haematocrit values varied seasonally among bird species. Additionally, haematocrit was positively related to body condition in the Yellow-crowned Bishops, but not in the other species. Red Avadavats had higher haematocrit levels than Yellow-crowned Bishops, whereas Common Waxbills showed the lower haematocrit values. The uropygial gland volume was positively correlated with body condition in all bird species. Common Waxbills showed higher uropygial gland volumes related to their body size than birds from other two species. These outcomes highlight the importance of exotic invasive species in the transmission dynamics of haemosporidian parasites.

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  • Scavengers are critical to the flow of matter and energy in ecosystems. Despite being one of the taxa most threatened by human activities (Sebastián-González et al., 2020), scavengers are fundamental to many ecological processes and provide numerous cultural benefits (O'Bryan et al., 2018; García-Jiménez et al., 2022). Protecting avian scavengers is one of the keys to conserving the ecological processes in which they are involved. Moreover, from a biological point of view, scavengers are species of great interest, especially large necrophagous raptors. The morphology of large scavengers allows them to use thermal currents and wind to reduce their energy expenditure while covering large areas of the territory (Ruxton and Houston, 2004). Furthermore, avian scavengers are usually colonial, which makes intra- and inter-specific communication and social hierarchy during carrion exploitation highly relevant, as well as social hierarchy during carrion exploitation (Svanbäck and Bolnick, 2005; Bosè et al., 2012; Moreno-Opo et al., 2020). Therefore, a comprehensive knowledge of large soaring-gliding scavengers is particularly interesting, but also necessary for the development of holistic ecosystem management plans.

    The Cinereous Vulture extends its range from Iberia to Asia, being the largest raptor in Europe (Cramp and Simmons, 1980). In Spain, 43 colonies and 2500 breeding pairs have been estimated (~20% of the individuals worldwide). After a dramatic population decline in this country, the species is now considered ‘Not Threatened’ thanks to the stabilization of its traditional populations and several re-introduction projects (del Moral, 2017). The Iberian population is considered mainly resident based on field observations, but some juveniles seldom migrate to western Africa (Ramírez et al., 2022); by contrast, Cinereous Vulture breeding throughout the Caucasian region and Mongolia often show migratory behaviour (Kim et al., 2007; Gavashelishvili et al., 2012; Yamaç and Bilgin, 2012; Kang et al., 2019). In the last decades, the species has been broadly studied in Iberia regarding poisoning and anthropic impacts (Morán-López et al., 2006; Hernández and Margalida, 2008; Moreno-Opo et al., 2010, 2013; Iglesias-Merchán et al., 2016; Arrondo et al., 2021), breeding ecology (Moreno-Opo et al., 2013), habitat selection (Carrete and Donázar, 2005), feeding habits (Costillo et al., 2007), or movements in relation to protected areas and administrative boundaries (Morales-Reyes et al., 2016; Arrondo et al., 2018). In contrast, some aspects of the spatial ecology of the species in Iberia remain unknown: seasonal patterns, sex and age behavioural differences, natal dispersal, etc. Comprehensive studies based on GPS telemetry, including different colonies, should explore some of these topics.

    One of the most important issues is how season and breeding influence the spatial behaviour of the species. The Cinereous Vulture has a lengthy reproductive period: incubation takes place from February to April, and chick-rearing from May to August (Hiraldo, 1983; Hernández and Margalida, 2008). Both sexes incubate the eggs (usually only one egg), and are involved in the nestlings’ care and feeding (Donázar, 1993; Hiraldo, 1983; Tewes, 1996). It has been proved that the energy expenditure and parental effort shift throughout the breeding season in territorial prey-hunting raptors with sex specialization (i.e., López-López et al., 2021). Similarly, other large scavengers such as the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) travelled larger distances over bigger areas during spring and summer (Morant et al., 2023). Therefore, the combination of seasonal environmental conditions and breeding constraints may be one of the keys to understand the spatial behaviour of raptors, particularly large scavengers, which are highly dependent on environmental conditions for successful flight (Ruxton and Houston, 2004).

    Another significant aspect of the spatial ecology of the species is the natal dispersal and philopatric patterns, which refer to the location of birds' breeding area relative to their natal nest (Newton, 2010). This issue is fundamental to understanding population dynamics, largely determining species' distribution and potential expansion (Becker and Bradley, 2007). There is great diversity in the philopatric patterns within Iberian raptors. For example, the Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is characterised by high philopatry, so most individuals, after two or three years of juvenile dispersal, return to their origin region, settling a few tens of kilometres from their natal nest (García-Macía et al., 2022b). The case of the Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) is the opposite. There is a source-sink system among the different Iberian sub-populations, so sub-adults from one sub-population seldom return to their native region, but they become part of other sub-populations, often hundreds of kilometres away (Cadahía et al., 2009; Hernández-Matías et al., 2010). This allowed some stable sub-populations to act as a source of individuals for other declining sub-populations, which act as a sink. Consequently, patterns of philopatry/natal dispersal are fundamental to understanding the recruitment of new individuals in the different populations, and also the species' potential to colonise new territories. In the case of the Cinereous Vulture, the species have been restricted to some regions in Spain for many decades and several re-introduction projects have been carried out (Del Moral, 2017), so it is fundamental to study the natal dispersal of the species in order to understand sub-population trends and potential for expanding its distribution area.

    In this study, 17 Cinereous Vultures were GPS-tracked in order to study the spatial ecology during the adult phase. Consequently, the objectives of the study were: (1) to calculate some movement-related variables, such as the monthly home range size (95 and 50% fixed kernels) and accumulated distances; (2) to explore seasonal differences, considering three periods (incubation, chick-rearing, and non-breeding), in order to determine the variability of those movement-related variables throughout the annual cycle; and (3) to study philopatric behaviour (or natal dispersal), that is, the distance between the natal nest and the first breeding area of the individuals.

    2.1   Tagging and data selection

    Seventeen adult Cinereous Vultures were GPS-tagged in different regions in Spain from 2002 to 2020. Individuals provided data for 2.5 ​± ​1.7 years (mean ​± ​SD), in the range of 0.5–5 years (Table 1).

    Table  1.  Metadata of the 17 adult Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) tracked in this study. Tagging age, region, analysed period and transmitter model are shown. A hyphen (−) indicates unavailable information.
    ID Sex Tagging age Region Analysed period (adult phase) Months of tracking Transmitter model
    Bullaque F Chick Center-South 2011–2012 6 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Cabeza F Adult Center 2002–2003 16 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Peña F Adult Center 2010–2013 35 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Aldara F Adult Center 2012–2022 123 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Natura – Adult Center 2019–2022 39 OrniTrack-50 - solar powered GPS-GSM tracker
    Risco F Chick Center 2019–2021 27 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Sierra – Chick West 2018–2019 14 Microwave 45 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Teja F Chick West 2015–2019 49 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Granadilla F Adult West 2014–2016 26 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
    Benedicto – Adult West 2018–2019 16 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Jalama – Adult West 2018–2020 23 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Larguijo – Adult West 2020 6 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Larguijo20_1 – Adult West 2020–2022 26 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Larguijo20_2 – Adult West 2020–2021 12 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Larguijo20_3 – Adult West 2020 7 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Mamen M Chick Northeast 2021–2022 10 E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS
    Pip M Chick Northeast 2018–2022 47 Microwave PTT-100 70 g Solar Argos/GPS MTI
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    Six vultures were GPS-tagged as nestlings, unable to fly freely, but still able to be caught by hand. Eleven individuals were captured as adults (>5 years old) using a dho-gaza net after been attracted with carrion. All individuals were ringed, weighed and measured, and a blood sample was taken from nine individuals for molecular sexing (Ellegren, 1996). A GPS transmitter was attached to the back of each individual by a back-pack harness tied with Tefflon ribbon (Garcelon, 1985; García et al., 2021). The weight of all transmitters was less than 3% of the birds’ weight, thus complying with the recommended range (Bodey et al., 2018). Different transmitter models were attached to the individuals: Microwave PTT-100 70-g Solar Argos/GPS MTI (Microwave Telemetry Inc., Columbia, Maryland, USA; n ​= ​8), Microwave 45 g GPS-GSM-GPRS (Microwave Telemetry Inc., Columbia, Maryland, USA; n ​= ​1), OrniTrack-50 solar-powered GPS-GSM tracker (Ornitela, Vilnius, Lithuania; n ​= ​1), and E-obs Solar 48 g GPS-GSM-GPRS (E-Obs GMBH, Gruenwald, Germany; n ​= ​7). Biologgers provided GPS fixes every 5 ​min to 2 ​h from dawn to dusk during the entire year. Some transmitters provided locations 24 ​h a day during some periods, but night locations were excluded. Locations were filtered at a homogeneous frequency to avoid bias in subsequent calculations: 2-h frequency to estimate monthly home range sizes (all individuals, n ​= ​17) and 30-min frequency to estimate travelled distances (n ​= ​8). Locations were transformed to UTM coordinates (WGS 84, EPSG: 32630).

    Therefore, both adults and juveniles were tagged, and different data were used according to the topic of the analysis. On the one hand, in order to explore seasonal differences and the influence of the breeding period in the spatial ecology, data were selected since individuals were 5 years old at least (n ​= ​17), the most common age of first breeding in the Cinereous Vulture (Cramp and Simmons, 1980). Successful breeding was not confirmed by field observations in all cases, but only in three individuals. However, the rest of the individuals show similar movement patterns to those of the observed ones (permanence in a constrained area during the incubation months) and thus suggesting breeding behaviour. Therefore, we included all individuals in a general pool. On the other hand, in order to study philopatric behaviour, only the six individuals tagged as nestlings were considered.

    2.2   Calculation of movement-related variables

    Distances travelled, home ranges, core areas and home range fidelity were calculated. Distance travelled was calculated as the Euclidian distance between locations (30-min frequency, n ​= ​8) using the ‘amt’ R library (Signer et al., 2019). Monthly accumulated distance was calculated as the sum of all distances previously calculated during each month. Monthly home range sizes (95% and 50% Kernel Density Estimators, KDE) were estimated to determine the area used by the individual during each month (n ​= ​17), with ‘adeHabitat’ R library (Calenge, 2006). Monthly home range fidelity was calculated as the overlap between the monthly home ranges of each individual, using the function ‘kerneloverlap’ from ‘adehabitatHR’ R library, resulting in a matrix of pairwise comparisons which included the proportion of animal i's home range that is overlapped by animal j's home range (Kernohan et al., 2001). Overlap values range from zero (no overlap) to 1 (complete overlap).

    2.3   Statistical analyses on the influence of season

    To study seasonal differences in the monthly accumulated distance and KDEs, Kruskal–Wallis tests were performed (data were non-normal) between the three periods of the year (incubation, chick-rearing and non-breeding season). Subsequently, Wilcoxon tests for pairwise comparisons were performed to compare between all periods.

    All statistical analyses were performed with R Software v. 4.0.5. A significant level was established at <0.05.

    2.4   Philopatric behaviour

    Six individuals, tagged as nestlings in their wild nest (Table 1), were used to study the philopatric behaviour of the species, that is, where individuals located their first breeding area in relation to the natal nest. Euclidian distance between the natal nest, whose position was known since it was noted in the tagging process, and an estimated position of the new nest established once individuals reached reproductive age were calculated. To estimate the position of the new nest, the centroids of the core areas (50% KDEs) were calculated during the incubation months (February–April). The equidistant position between those centroids was calculated, which resulted in an estimation of the location of the new nest. In addition, the altitude of both nests (natal and first breeding) was calculated using a raster topographic map (Esri topographic). Finally, we verified if nesting areas were repeated (located in the same area, <5 ​km) in subsequent years.

    These calculations were carried out using QGIS 3.16.6. All the maps were drawn with the same software.

    Home range sizes and accumulated distances greatly varied between and within individuals (seven females, two males and eight individuals with undetermined sex; Table 2). The average monthly home ranges (95% KDE) and core areas (50% KDE) were 6543 ​± ​19,935 ​km2 (range: 80–156,882 ​km2), and 1174 ​± ​4004 ​km2 (range: 9–66,065 ​km2), respectively. The monthly accumulated distance averaged 2246 ​± ​1256 ​km. On the other hand, all vultures showed average monthly home range fidelities between 50 and 73% (n ​= ​17; Table 2). Furthermore, all individuals tracked for at least two years during reproductive age (n ​= ​11; Table 1) repeated the location of breeding areas in subsequent years.

    Table  2.  Monthly movement-related variables (accumulated distance, home ranges, core areas and monthly home range fidelity) for the 17 Cinereous Vultures tracked in this study. Values appear as mean ​± ​SD (minimum–maximum).
    ID Sex Analysed period Monthly accumulated distance Home range (95% KDE; km2) Core area (50% KDE, km2) Monthly home range fidelity (%)
    Bullaque F 2011–2012 – 2137 ± 2232 (446–5967) 333 ± 332 (89–918) 68 ± 28
    Peña F 2010–2013 – 11,071 ± 13,194 (785–52,987) 2021 ± 3051 (63–13,239) 50 ± 35
    Cabeza F 2002–2003 – 21,631 ± 43,734 (247–156,882) 2586 ± 401 (2303–2870) 71 ± 22
    Aldara F 2012–2022 – 2276 ± 1186 (957–7839) 442 ± 327 (109–1888) 59 ± 28
    Risco F 2019–2021 – 38,418 ± 60,739 (295–288,659) 7194 ± 13,235 (234–66,065) 62 ± 34
    Natura – 2019–2022 2267 ± 992 6539 ± 4754 (247–18,297) 921 ± 833 (25–2621) 61 ± 31
    Sierra – 2018–2019 – 21,530 ± 16,255 (11–48,139) 5136 ± 3740 (22–11,032) 67 ± 35
    Larguijo – 2020 2476 ± 1742 21,651 ± 18,122 (4922–48,477) 4315 ± 3993 (306–10,447) 63 ± 34
    Larguijo20_1 – 2020–2022 1867 ± 904 867 ± 596 (353–2819) 102 ± 96 (18–429) 73 ± 24
    Larguijo20_2 – 2020–2021 2239 ± 1351 2719 ± 1371 (851–4945) 413 ± 324 (100–1007) 62 ± 24
    Larguijo20_3 – 2020 3423 ± 1900 4157 ± 1125 (3000–6073) 801 ± 279 (453–1165) 68 ± 15
    Jalama – 2018–2020 2488 ± 1310 5584 ± 4366 (128–16,355) 614 ± 611 (14–1950) 59 ± 33
    Benedicto – 2018–2019 2610 ± 1388 4294 ± 5734 (294–21,063) 577 ± 1030 (33–3346) 58 ± 28
    Teja F 2015–2019 – 1279 ± 1022 (163–6214) 157 ± 133 (10–619) 67 ± 29
    Granadilla F 2014–2016 – 633 ± 435 (80–1591) 57 ± 37 (12–143) 60 ± 27
    Mamen M 2021–2022 1061 ± 755 1255 ± 1153 (111–3297) 87 ± 85 (19–295) 59 ± 33
    Pip M 2018–2022 – 2276 ± 1186 (957–7839) 124 ± 122 (9–771) 70 ± 27
    Total 2002–2022 2246 ± 1256 6543 ± 19,935 1174 ± 4004 63 ± 28
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    There were differences in the movement-related variables between seasonal periods (incubation, chick-rearing and non-breeding; Appendix Table S1). During the chick-rearing period, monthly accumulated distances were higher (P < 0.0001; Table 3; Fig. 1): 3316 ​± ​1108 (chick-rearing) vs. 1621 ​± ​622 (incubation) vs. 1726 ​± ​1159 ​km (non-breeding). On the other hand, there were no differences between incubation and non-breeding periods.

    Table  3.  Monthly accumulated distance, 95% KDE and 50% KDE during the different periods (incubation, chick-rearing, and non-breeding). Values appear as mean ​± ​SD (median). * Monthly accumulated distance was calculated using a sub-sample (eight individuals with 30-min location frequency; see Table 2).
    Period N* Monthly accumulated distance (km) Monthly 95% KDE (km2) Monthly 50% KDE (km2)
    Incubation (February–April) 112 1621 ± 622 4032 ± 6476 (1840) 670 ± 1407 (222)
    Chick-rearing (May–August) 163 3136 ± 1108 11,035 ± 31,267 (2241) 1931 ± 6460 (398)
    Non-breeding (September–January) 209 1726 ± 1159 4385 ± 8107 (1638) 852 ± 1726 (258)
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    Figure  1.  Differences in the monthly accumulated distances between the three considered periods (incubation, chick-rearing and non breeding).
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    Seasonal differences in the monthly KDEs (95% and 50%) were found too. Home range sizes during chick-rearing were significantly larger than those of the other periods (Appendix Table S1). 95% KDEs averaged 11,035 ​± ​31,267 ​km2 during the chick-rearing period, 4032 ​± ​6476 during incubation, and 4385 ​± ​8107 during the non-breeding period. 50% KDEs averaged 1931 ​± ​6460 ​km2 during the chick-rearing period, 670 ​± ​1407 during incubation, and 852 ​± ​1726 during the non-breeding period (Table 3; Figs. 2 and 3). However, the monthly KDEs during all periods followed a non-normal skewed distribution, so mean values might not be enough to explore differences in home range sizes between periods, and median values may be more informative: 95% KDEs median values were 1840 ​km2 during incubation, 2241 ​km2 during chick-rearing, and 1648 ​km2 during the non-breeding period (Table 3). Within the three periods, smaller home ranges were considerably more frequent than larger ones. However, larger KDEs were estimated more frequently during chick-rearing for some individuals (Figs. 2 and 3).

    Figure  2.  Distribution of monthly KDEs (95 and 50%) within the three considered periods (incubation, chick-rearing and non-breeding). The variables followed a non-normal distribution.
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    Figure  3.  Monthly home ranges (95% KDE) of the Cinereous Vultures during the entire tracked periods. Each pannel corresponds to one individual, and each polygon to a monthly home range. Dark blue ​= ​incubation (February–April), pink ​= ​chick-rearing (May–August), Light blue ​= ​non-breeding (September–January).
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    Finally, the Cinereous Vultures tagged as nestlings (n ​= ​6) established their first breeding area 54 ​± ​51 ​km from the natal nest (range ​= ​9–138 ​km). The two individuals from the eastern pre-Pyrenees (IDs: Mamen and Pip) located their first breeding area 9 and 10 ​km from their natal nest, respectively. Individuals from the Centre, South-Centre and West of the Iberian Peninsula established their first breeding area tens of kilometres away, reaching 138 ​km in one western individual (Table 4; Fig. 4).

    Table  4.  Philopatry patterns of six Cinereous Vultures, tagged as nestlings and tracked until reproductive age, including Euclidian distance between natal nest and new breeding area, and fidelity to breeding area. A hyphen (−) indicates unavailable information.
    ID Sex Region Natal nest altitude (m) Firts breeding area altitude (m) Distance between them (km) Fidelity to breeding area (at least two years)
    Bullaque F Center-South 820 1120 22 –
    Risco F Center 1480 1000 80 Yes
    Sierra – West 285 520 138 –
    Teja F West 220 380 65 Yes
    Mamen M Northeast 1460 1180 10 Yes
    Pip M Northeast 1460 1440 9 Yes
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    Figure  4.  Natal dispersal of six cinereous vultures. The map represents the Euclidian distance between the natal nest and the first breeding area established by the individuals.
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    This study provides a comprehensive overview of the spatial ecology of the Iberian Cinereous Vultures throughout the annual cycle, highlighting the home range fidelity, the seasonal differences in the movement-related variables, and the philopatric tendency of the species.

    Cinereous Vultures maximised the use of the space throughout the Iberian Peninsula, occupying areas of 6543 ​km2 per month on average (95% KDE), ranging from 4032 during the incubation period to 11,035 ​km2 in the chick-rearing period. These values are considerably higher than those estimated for other Iberian raptors. Prey-hunting territorial birds such as the Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) used 55 ​km2 (Morollón et al., 2022). The Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni), a colonial falconid, used 13.37 ​km2 during the breeding season in eastern Iberia (Vidal-Mateo et al., 2019). The Red Kite (Milvus milvus), an opportunistic and facultative scavenger, used 3.65 ​km2 during the breeding period (García-Macía et al., 2022b), and 1158 ​km2 during the wintering season (García-Macía et al., 2022a). Other Iberian species of vultures showed similar home range sizes to those of Cinereous Vultures: 11,765 ​km2 in the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus; Gil et al., 2014), and 5027 ​km2 in the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus; Morant et al., 2023). On the other hand, our home range estimations were higher than those of other surveys on the Cinereous Vultures performed in the eastern Mediterranean basin (i.e., Greece; Vasilakis et al., 2008), but those home range estimations may be severely underestimated because it was carried out by traditional radiotracking. Thus, the species and their foraging habits greatly influences home range size. However, landscape-related factors (including from orographic characteristics to habitat heterogeneity) may also strongly influence home ranges of large scavengers, which are species highly dependent on carrion distribution (Ruxton and Houston, 2004). Therefore, regional differences in the spatial ecology of vultures are expected, even within Iberia. Future studies may analyse the influence of region in home range size and the habitat use of the Cinereous Vultures.

    The home range fidelity of adult Cinereous Vultures was high, in contrast to juvenile individuals during the dispersal period (own data). This repeatability may be linked to breeding constraints and colonial hierarchy. First, the movements of adults are limited during most part of the year due to the presence of eggs, which must be incubated, and subsequently of chicks, which must be fed. Both members of the pair are involved in these two processes (incubation and chick-rearing), so sex differences during the breeding season are expected to be low. However, some studies on other similar scavengers in Iberia reported that females often occupy larger areas than males (Morant et al., 2023), which may be due to the higher flight effort of females during chick-rearing. Second, adults are higher within the colonial hierarchy, so they have priority access during carrion exploitation (van Overveld et al., 2018). This allows, under stable environmental conditions, the repeatability of home ranges. The high home range fidelity in adult vultures may decrease mortality risks, because individuals restrict their movements to well-known landscapes.

    The high seasonal and individual variability should be highlighted. During the chick-rearing period (May–August), monthly accumulated distances and home range sizes were approximately 2- and 3-fold higher than those of incubation and non-breeding periods, respectively. There are two likely causes for these seasonal differences. Firstly, chick-rearing entails higher food demands, which need to be provided by the parental individuals. Therefore, larger movements and foraging areas are expected during this period in both sexes (López-López et al., 2021). Secondly, the increase of movement-related variables during chick-rearing may also be a consequence of the better environmental conditions for flying (thermal currents, more daylight hours, less rainfall and unfavourable winds, etc.) during spring and summer. These two explanations are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the phenology of the breeding season is a great advantage for large soaring-gliding raptors, as it allows them to cover larger areas of the territory with low energy expenditure. However, these data must be interpreted with caution because of the lack of information on some reproductive variables: reproductive success was not confirmed by field work. Non-reproductive adults might have different spatial patterns because they are not influenced by hatching and chick-rearing processes. Furthermore, many other unconsidered factors may be critical to explain the variability of Cinereous Vultures’ movements: i.e., supplementary feeding sites, habitat characteristics, type of carrion abundance in the region, etc.

    The Cinereous Vultures settled their breeding area a few tens of kilometres from their natal nests, always within the same Iberian region. These philopatric patterns were expected due to the colonial behaviour of the species, also present in other colonial raptors in Iberia (García-Macía et al., 2022b). In colonial scavengers, philopatry could allow the stabilization of the colonies within their territories, but may have negative consequences in the expansion of their distribution area. The data collected by censuses of the species in Spain suggested that, despite the general increase in the populations, the distribution range of breeding individuals remained stable, except for re-introduced colonies (Del Moral, 2022). Therefore, the natural expansion of the distribution range of the species may have been limited by its philopatric behaviour, so re-introduction projects may be an appropriate management tool. On the other hand, although the sample size in our study was small, differences between regions in the natal dispersal should not be discarded: bigger colonies (located in West and Centre-South regions) showed further natal dispersal in our study, which may be a consequence of intraspecific competence for carrion exploitation or the presence of supplementary feeding sites. Future studies may explore the variability of the natal dispersal of the species in more detail.

    JG-M: conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis and writing of the original draft. EA, MG, JJI-L, MG, GP, and MV: tagging of individuals, data management and projects administration. VU: conceptualization, review & editing, and supervision. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

    The experiments comply with the current laws of Spain and taggings were carried out with the permission of the Administration.

    The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

    We would like to thank the Government of Aragon (SARGA), the Cos d’Agents Rurals de Catalunya (CAR), and the Grup de Suport de Muntanya for their collaboration in the tagging of the Caça de Boumort National Reserve. We are also grateful for the effort made by the Natural Environment Agents from Extremadura in the monitoring of the Cinereous Vulture population and their collaboration in the captures and taggings, especially to their Vertical Work Team; and for the work done by the Center for Wildlife Recovery and Environmental Education "Los Hornos" and the Wildlife Hospital of AMUS. This paper is part of Jorge García-Macía's Ph.D thesis.

    Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100134.

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