Table 1.
Abundance of species in the study area. Number of nests of Monk parakeets, white storks and avian predators in urban and rural areas. The type of substrate (i.e., pylon, tree or roof) is indicated for Monk parakeet and white stork nests
| Species | 2014 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
| Monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus | 867 | 34 | 890 | 34 |
| Associated with storks | ||||
| Pylons | 0 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| Trees | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Roofs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not associated with storks | ||||
| Pylons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trees | 856 | 1 | 879 | 9 |
| Roofs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White storks Ciconia ciconia | 41 | 466 | 47 | 440 |
| Pylons | 6 | 233 | 7 | 209 |
| Trees | 32 | 217 | 37 | 216 |
| Roofs | 3 | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| Black kites Milvus migrans | 0 | 239 | 0 | 244 |
| Common buzzards Buteo buteo | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| Booted eagles Hieraaetus pennatus | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Northern goshawks Accipiter gentilis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Red kites Milvus milvus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |