2018
DOI: 10.22458/urj.v10i1.2039
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An improved method to estimate pigeon populations in urban areas

Abstract: ABSTRACT:The Rock Pigeon, Columba livia, is rare in natural environments but extremely successful in urban areas all over the world. Management programs are important because it is considered a pest in many cities. Nevertheless, no appropriate evaluation of methods to estimate urban pigeon populations is available in the literature. We compared three methods: a) the frequently used Stratified grids; b) Point counts, i.e. total pigeon counts with a mechanic counter in sampling points with a 50m radius; and c) P… Show more

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“…The increasing trend that was registered in the control group corresponds with the increasing trend obtained from the pigeon surveys that were conducted in the city of Barcelona when no control strategy was in effect (2015 survey: 85,777+/−10,028 pigeons; 2017 survey: 103,226+/−14,353 pigeons [ 26 ]). Despite the criticism of the survey method, due to its estimation of the pigeon population in a city as a whole instead of independent colonies, the use of controversial indexes and high confidence intervals (15% CI provided) [ 27 , 28 ], the results were considered as supportive information for the study and as an index of relative abundance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The increasing trend that was registered in the control group corresponds with the increasing trend obtained from the pigeon surveys that were conducted in the city of Barcelona when no control strategy was in effect (2015 survey: 85,777+/−10,028 pigeons; 2017 survey: 103,226+/−14,353 pigeons [ 26 ]). Despite the criticism of the survey method, due to its estimation of the pigeon population in a city as a whole instead of independent colonies, the use of controversial indexes and high confidence intervals (15% CI provided) [ 27 , 28 ], the results were considered as supportive information for the study and as an index of relative abundance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%