JOURNAL NAME: Rendiconti Lincei

ARTICLE TITLE: Distribution of nocturnal birds (Strigiformes and Caprimulgidae) in relation to land use types, extent and configuration in agricultural landscapes of Central Italy

Corresponding author:

Paola Bartolommei

COT (Tuscan Ornithological Society), cp 470, 57100 Livorno, Italy e-mail: [email protected]

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ESM_1 Mean movement and radius of land use buffer for each nocturnal bird species.

Species Movement References Distance to survey

(m) points (m) Cramp 1985; Galeotti and Gariboldi Otus scops 380 300 500 1000 1994; Marchesi and Sergio 2005 Cramp 1985; Martínez and Zuberogoitia Athene noctua 300 300 500 1000 2004a; Zuberogoitia et al. 2007 Cramp 1985; Taylor 1994; Tyto alba 1300 1000 1500 2000 Martínez and Zuberogoitia 2004b Cramp 1985; Holt 1997; Asio otus 1290 1000 1500 2000 Henrioux 2000 Cramp 1985; Sunde and Bølstad 2004; Strix aluco 340 300 500 1000 Sunde and Redpath 2006 Caprimulgus Cramp 1985; Cleere and Nurney 1998; 250 300 500 1000 europaeus Sierro et al. 2001

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