“Spatial distribution of Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) breeding sites in Vienna [internship for University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien)]

“Effects of annual variation in weather conditions on breeding phenology of urban Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus)”, since 2018, University of Vienna [supervisors: Dr Petra Sumasgutner & Assoc Prof Christian Schulze]
 

MSc 2019 – “Kestrels as city slickers? Unravelling physiological mechanisms of how avian top predators cope with urban life”, University of Vienna [supervisor: Dr Petra Sumasgutner]

MSc 2016 – “Parasites, body condition, immune competence and genetic diversity of Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in Vienna”, University of Vienna [supervisors: Dr Petra Sumasgutner & PD Dr Anita Gamauf (†)] – published in PlosOne Anna Kreiderits MSc 2015 – “The influence of alternative diet composition in an urban habitat on the breeding success of Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in Vienna”, University of Vienna [supervisors: Dr Petra Sumasgutner & PD Dr Anita Gamauf (†)] – published in Bird Study

Carina Nebel (PhD candidate, University of Cape Town)

Peer-reviewed publications:

Stofberg M, Amar A, Sumasgutner P, Cunningham SJ (2022): Staying cool and eating junk: Influence of heat dissipation and anthropogenic food on foraging and body condition in an urban passerine. Landscape and Urban Planning. Doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104465

Common LK, Sumasgutner P, Sumasgutner SC, Colombelli-Négrel D, Dudaniec RY, Kleindorfer (2022): Temporal and spatial variation in sex-specific abundance of the Avian Vampire Fly (Philornis downsi). Parasitology Research 121: 63-74. doi:10.1007/s00436-021-07350-1

Kleindorfer S, Common LK, Sumasgutner P (2021): Nesting success and nesting height in the critically endangered Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper). Birds Doi: 10.3390/birds2040032

Sumasgutner P, Buij R, McClure CJW, Shaw P, Dykstra CR, Kumar N, Rutz C (2021): Raptor research during COVID-19 pandemic provides invaluable opportunities for conservation biology.     Biological        Conservation    109149. Doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109149 

Bates AE, Primack RB, PAN-Environment Working Group of 348 authors, Duarte CM (2021): Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as threats and custodians of the environment.    Biological      Conservation   109175. Doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175 

McPherson SC, Sumasgutner P, Hoffman BH, Padbury BDL, Brown M, Caine TP, Downs CT (2021): Surviving the urban jungle: Anthropogenic threats, wildlife-conflicts, and management recommendations for African Crowned Eagles.   Frontiers    in  Ecology and  Evolution. Doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.662623 

Catto S, Sumasgutner P, Amar A, Thomson R, Cunningham S (2021): Pulses of anthropogenic food availability appear to benefit parents, but compromise nestling growth in urban Red-winged Starlings. Oecologia Doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-05033-3

Wemer Lǂ, Hegemann Aǂ, Isaksson C, Nebel C, Kleindorfer S, Gamauf A, Adrion M, Sumasgutner P (2021): Reduced ectoparasite load, body mass and blood haemolysis in Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) along an urban-rural gradient. The Science of Nature | Naturwissenschaften Doi: 10.1007/s00114-021-01745-x

McClure CJW, … Sumasgutner P, Hernan Vargas F, Virani MZ, Watson RT (2021): Commentary: The past, present, and future of the Global Raptor Impact Network. Journal of Raptor Research

Frigerio Dǂ, Sumasgutner Pǂ, Kotrschal K, Kleindorfer S, Hemetsberger S (2021): From individual to population level: Temperature and snow cover modulates fledging success through breeding phenology in Greylag geese (Anser anser).  Scientific  Reports 11:16100. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95011-9 

Common LK, Sumasgutner P, Dudaniec RY, Colombelli-Négrel D, Kleindorfer S: Avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi) mortality differs across Darwin’s finch host species.  Scientific  Reports 11:15832. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94996-7 

Nebel C, Amar A, Hegemann A, Isaksson C, Sumasgutner P (2021): Parental morph combination does not influence innate immune function in nestlings of a colour-polymorphic African raptor.  Scientific  Reports 11:11053. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90291-7 

Nebel C, Sumasgutner P, Rodseth E, Ingle R, Childs DZ, Curtis-Scott O, Amar A (2021): Multigenerational pedigree of wild individually marked black sparrowhawks suggests that dark plumage colouration is dominantly inherited.   Journal    of  Zoology Doi : 10.1111/jzo.12913 

Sumasgutner P (2021): Editorial: A Southern perspective on urban birds. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 92: III–V. Doi: 10.2989/00306525.2021.1911461

McPherson SC, Sumasgutner P, Downs CT (2021): South African raptors in urban landscapes: A review. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 92: 41–57. Doi: 10.2989/00306525.2021.1900942

Risi TC, Sumasgutner P, Cunningham SJ (2021): Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 92: 16–25. Doi: 10.2989/00306525.2021.1906345

McCarren S, Sumasgutner P, Tate G, Koeslag A, Amar A (2021): Clinal variation in the polymorphic Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus is unrelated to infection by the blood parasite Haemoproteus nisi. Journal of Ornithology 162:231–241. Doi: 10.1007/s10336-020-01823-3

Nebel C, Sumasgutner P, McPherson SC, Tate G, Koeslag A, Amar A (2020): Contrasting parental color-morphs increase regularity of prey deliveries in an African raptor. Behavioral Ecology 31:1142–1149. Doi: 10.1093/beheco/araa063

Huchler K, Gamauf A, Schulze C, Sumasgutner P (2020): Shifting breeding phenology in Eurasian kestrels Falco tinnunculus: Effects of weather and urbanisation. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:247. Doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00247

Sumasgutner P, Jenkins A, Amar A, Altwegg R (2020): Nest boxes buffer the effects of climate on breeding performance of an urban raptor population. PlosOne. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234503

Mueller R, Amar A, Sumasgutner P, McPherson SC, Downs C (2020): Urbanization is associated with increased breeding rate, but decreased breeding success, in an urban population of near-threatened African Crowned Eagles. The Condor | Ornithological Applications. Doi: 10.1093/condor/duaa024

Nebel C, Harl J, Pajot AP, Weissenböck H, Amar A, Sumasgutner P (2020): High prevalence and genetic diversity of Haemoproteus columbae (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) in an urban population of feral pigeons Columba livia in Cape Town, South Africa. Springer Parasitology Research: 119:447–463. Doi: 10.1007/s00436-019-06558-6

Sumasgutner P, Koeslag A, Amar A (2019): Senescence in the city: exploring ageing patterns of a long‐lived raptor across an urban gradient. Journal of Avian Biology doi: 10.1111/jav.02247

Sumasgutner P, Terraube J, Villers A, Chakarov N, Coulon A, Kruckenhauser L, Korpimäki E (2019): Agricultural intensification and cyclic fluctuations of main prey trigger maladaptive habitat selection of a raptor in boreal landscapes. Frontiers in Zoology doi: 10.1186/s12983-019-0331-z

Nebel C, Sumasgutner P, Pajot A, Amar A (2019): Reaction time to an approaching avian predator varies according to light levels and background but is independent of predator morph. Royal Society Open Science doi: 10.1098/rsos.190677

Stofberg M, Cunningham S, Sumasgutner P, Amar A (2019): Juggling a junk food diet: Foraging strategies in city-dwelling birds under fluctuating conditions. Urban Ecosystems doi: 10.1007/s11252-019-00885-3

Reynolds SJ, Ibáñez-Álamo JD, Sumasgutner P, Mainwaring MC (2019): Urbanisation and nest building in birds: A review of threats and opportunities. Journal of Ornithology doi: 10.1007/s10336-019-01657-8

Sumasgutner P, Adriøn M, Gamauf A (2018): Carotenoid colouration and health status of urban kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). PlosOne doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191956

Sumasgutner P, Rose S, Koeslag A, Amar A (2018): Exploring the influence of urbanization on morph distribution and morph-specific breeding performance in a polymorphic African raptor. Journal of Raptor Research 52: 19–30

Rose S*, Sumasgutner P*, Koeslag A, Amar A (2017). Does seasonal decline in breeding performance differ for an African raptor across an urbanisation gradient? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00047 *contributed equally to the manuscript (shared first authorship)

Tate G, Sumasgutner P, Koeslag A, Amar A (2017): Pair complementarity influences reproductive output in the polymorphic black sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus). Journal of Avian Biology 48: 387–398

Suri J, Sumasgutner P, Hellard E, Koeslag A, Amar A (2017): Stability in prey abundance may buffer Black Sparrowhawks from potential negative health impacts of urbanisation. Ibis 159: 38–54

Sumasgutner P, Tate GJ, Koeslag A, Amar A (2016): Family morph matters: factors determining survival and recruitment in a long-lived polymorphic raptor. Journal of Animal Ecology 85: 1043–1055

Sumasgutner P, Millán J, Curtis O, Koelsag A, Amar A (2016): Is multiple nest building an adequate strategy to cope with inter-species nest usurpation? BMC Evolutionary Biology 16: 97

Sumasgutner P, Tate G, Koeslag A, Amar A (2016). Seasonal home ranges of black sparrowhawks (Accipiter melanoleucus) breeding in an urban environment. Bird Study 63: 430–435

Kreiderits A, Gamauf A, Krenn HW, Sumasgutner P (2016): Investigating the influence of local weather conditions and alternative prey composition on the breeding performance of urban Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). Bird Study 63: 369–379

Mitter G, Sumasgutner P, Gamauf A (2015): Niche-partitioning in three Apodemus species in an urban environment. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 117: 37–46

Sumasgutner P, Vasko V, Varjonen R, Korpimäki E (2014): Public information revealed by prey remains in nest-sites is more important than ectoparasite avoidance in the settlement decisions of Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 2023–2034

Sumasgutner P, Schulze CH, Krenn HW, Gamauf A (2014): Conservation related conflicts in the nest-site selection of the Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) and the distribution of its avian prey. Landscape and Urban Planning 127: 94–103

Sumasgutner P, Nemeth E, Tebb G, Krenn HW, Gamauf A (2014): Hard times in the city - attractive nest sites but insufficient food supply lead to low reproduction rates in a bird of prey. Frontiers in Zoology 11: 48

Sumasgutner P, Rubin I, Gamauf A (2014): Collecting blood samples in Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) (Aves: Falconidae) via blood‐sucking bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and their use in genetics and leucocyte profiles. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 116: 247–257

Book chapters:

Reynolds C, Byrne M, Chamberlain D, Howes CG, Seymour C, Sumasgutner P, Taylor P, Twine W (2021): Urban Green Infrastructure & Biodiversity: patterns & processes – Animal Diversity. In: Shackleton C, Cilliers S, Davoren E, du Toit M (eds) Urban Ecology in the Global South. Springer. pp 169–202. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-67650-6

Amar A, Buji R, Suri J, Sumasgutner P, Virani MZ (2018): Conservation and ecology of African raptors. In: Sarasola JH, Grande JM, Negro JJ (eds), Birds of Prey: Springer. pp 419–455.

Sumasgutner P, Gamauf A, Krenn HW (2017): Urbane Jäger im Aufwind? Habitatnutzung, Brutbiologie und Nahrungsökologie des Turmfalken (Falco tinnunculus) in Wien. Populationsökologie Greifvögel- und Eulenarten, Halle/Saale, Band 7: 197–212.

Sumasgutner P, Thoby A (2011): Das Greifvogel- und Schwarzstorchvorkommen der March-Auen - Bestandsveränderungen, Habitatwahl und Schutzstrategien. In: Steiner E, Dietrich C (eds) Zu neuen Ufern: Hydrodynamik und Biodiversität in den March-Thaya-Auen. Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abt. Kultur und Wissenschaft, St. Pölten, Band 22: 99–128.