Habitat overlap occurs when two species co-exist in the same habitat and utilise the same resources. Using common bird monitoring data in Czech Republic from 2015 and 2016, we compared the affinities of five Columbidae species regarding land use types. Moreover, we analysed the effects of land use types and land use heterogeneity on five species distributions. The aim of the study was to quantify the habitat overlap of five Columbidae species regarding types of land use and land use heterogeneity. We predicted a high level of habitat overlap between most of the species and its occurrence in farmlands and urban areas. Our results confirmed the high habitat overlap of all five Columbidae species in farmlands. An almost complete overlap was recorded between Columba livia domestica and Streptopelia decaocto, as well as between Columba palumbus and Streptopelia turtur. Considering land use utilisation, C. livia and S. decaocto mainly utilised farmlands and urban areas. Furthermore, deciduous forests were utilised by Columba oenas and coniferous and mixed forests by C. palumbus. Finally, S. turtur mainly utilised grasslands and avoided urban areas. We conclude that Columbidae species overlap in spatial distributions, mostly in urban areas, forests, and farmlands. Our study provides a summary of these common species habitat affinities.

Czech Society for Ornithology Na Bělidle 34 Praha 5 150 00 Prague Czech Republic

Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology Faculty of Science Palacky University Olomouc 17 listopadu 50 771 46 Olomouc Czech Republic

Faculty of Environmental Sciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Kamýcká 129 Suchdol 165 00 Prague Czech Republic

Institute for Environmental Studies Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Benatska 2 Prague 2 128 01 Prague Czech Republic

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