The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe

Abstract Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is a charismatic bird species with a dominant presence in human culture: from folklore legends to nowadays there is evidence of cuckoos being a prime candidate as a surrogate of bird diversity. Recent studies demonstrated that the cuckoo can predict hotspots of...

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Autores principales:	Federico Morelli, Anders Pape Møller, Emma Nelson, Yanina Benedetti, Wei Liang, Petra Šímová, Marco Moretti, Piotr Tryjanowski
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6137e025786b4efe8abc13d83d0b1a6b2021-12-02T11:41:01ZThe common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe10.1038/s41598-017-04794-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/6137e025786b4efe8abc13d83d0b1a6b2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04794-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is a charismatic bird species with a dominant presence in human culture: from folklore legends to nowadays there is evidence of cuckoos being a prime candidate as a surrogate of bird diversity. Recent studies demonstrated that the cuckoo can predict hotspots of taxonomic diversity and functional diversity of bird communities in European countries. In this study, we demonstrated that the cuckoo is an excellent bioindicator at multi-spatial scale, extending cuckoo surrogacy from Europe to Asia. Even using three different survey methods (transect, square, point counts), comparing the new findings with results of our research in Europe, sites where the cuckoo is present were characterized by greater species richness, while the cuckoo was absent from sites with low species richness. The goodness of fit of models based on point counts ranged between 71 and 92%. Furthermore, the cuckoo population trend mirrors the average population trend and climate suitability of overall bird communities in Europe. The common cuckoo is therefore a suitable intercontinental bioindicator of hotspots of bird richness, even under climate change scenarios or in areas where the species co-occurs with other cuckoo species, opening a new avenue for standardized citizen science on bird biodiversity surveys worldwide.Federico MorelliAnders Pape MøllerEmma NelsonYanina BenedettiWei LiangPetra ŠímováMarco MorettiPiotr TryjanowskiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Federico Morelli Anders Pape Møller Emma Nelson Yanina Benedetti Wei Liang Petra Šímová Marco Moretti Piotr Tryjanowski The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
description	Abstract Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is a charismatic bird species with a dominant presence in human culture: from folklore legends to nowadays there is evidence of cuckoos being a prime candidate as a surrogate of bird diversity. Recent studies demonstrated that the cuckoo can predict hotspots of taxonomic diversity and functional diversity of bird communities in European countries. In this study, we demonstrated that the cuckoo is an excellent bioindicator at multi-spatial scale, extending cuckoo surrogacy from Europe to Asia. Even using three different survey methods (transect, square, point counts), comparing the new findings with results of our research in Europe, sites where the cuckoo is present were characterized by greater species richness, while the cuckoo was absent from sites with low species richness. The goodness of fit of models based on point counts ranged between 71 and 92%. Furthermore, the cuckoo population trend mirrors the average population trend and climate suitability of overall bird communities in Europe. The common cuckoo is therefore a suitable intercontinental bioindicator of hotspots of bird richness, even under climate change scenarios or in areas where the species co-occurs with other cuckoo species, opening a new avenue for standardized citizen science on bird biodiversity surveys worldwide.
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author	Federico Morelli Anders Pape Møller Emma Nelson Yanina Benedetti Wei Liang Petra Šímová Marco Moretti Piotr Tryjanowski
author_facet	Federico Morelli Anders Pape Møller Emma Nelson Yanina Benedetti Wei Liang Petra Šímová Marco Moretti Piotr Tryjanowski
author_sort	Federico Morelli
title	The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
title_short	The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
title_full	The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
title_fullStr	The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
title_full_unstemmed	The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
title_sort	common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in asia and europe
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
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The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe

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