Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure in Europe and North Africa

Vulnerability associated to power lines.

Map obtained from Gauld et al. (2022). Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, 1496–1512.[Datasets and Shapefile available on Dryad]

Bird collisions with power lines in Portugal and Spain

Number of species with the highest extinction risk due to potential collision with power lines. 

Map obtained from D’Amico M, Martins RC, Álvarez-Martínez JM, Porto M, Barrientos R, Moreira F. Bird collisions with power lines: Prioritizing species and areas by estimating potential population-level impacts. Divers Distrib. 2019; 25: 975–982. Available at Figshare