Additional file 1: Table S1. List of 91 raptor nesting

Additional file 1: Table S1. List of 91 raptor nesting sites in the study area in India and prey composition recorded for each raptor species. Locality Lonawala-Sinhagad Inst. Pawana Dam, Kale Col. Tel-Bailya Cliff Pashan Ghorawadi Nigade Jejuri Darewadi, Garade Jadhavwadi Dive Ghat Baramati Nimgao-Ketaki Kati, Indapur Rashin, Karmala Bale KhambatkiGhat Lingamala Arthur Seat Korai Gad Kas Lake Plateau Ajinkyatara Fort Pandavgad Malkapur, Karad Pawangad Masai Plateau Hivre – Bazar

Lat. Long. Raptor species 18.7296 73.4285 Aquila fasciata 18.6816 73.4951 Aquila fasciata 18.5639 73.3341 Aquila fasciata 18.5366 73.7903 Aquila fasciata 18.7202 73.6969 Aquila fasciata 18.8282 73.6477 Aquila fasciata 18.2669 74.1717 Aquila fasciata 18.3503 73.9287 Aquila fasciata 18.4065 73.9971 Aquila fasciata 18.4168 74.0022 Aquila fasciata 18.15 74.5667 Aquila fasciata 18.95 74.9667 Aquila fasciata 18.0167 74.9333 Aquila fasciata 18.4333 74.9167 Aquila fasciata 17.6833 75.8667 Aquila fasciata 18.0167 74.0167 Aquila fasciata 17.9167 73.6833 Aquila fasciata 17.9667 73.6333 Aquila fasciata 18.6167 73.3833 Aquila fasciata 17.7167 73.8167 Aquila fasciata 17.6667 73.9833 Aquila fasciata 17.9833 73.85 Aquila fasciata 17.25 74.1667 Aquila fasciata 16.8167 74.1167 Aquila fasciata 16.8167 74.0667 Aquila fasciata 19.0686 74.6011 Aquila fasciata

s.mamm 1 2 1 3 2 3 9 12 6 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 5 2 9 1 2

l.mamm

s.bird 5 6 4 11 11 9 16 10 13 3 1 5 4 1 2 3 9 2 5 5 7 8 5 19 2 3

2 5 0 17 9 5 18 16 20 4 4 8 9 5 5 3 12 3 5 9 17 13 12 27 2 12

l.bird

Reptiles Insects Others 4 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 15 2 1 1 13 2 0 1 14 1 0 1 42 13 2 1 21 4 0 4 31 5 1 2 6 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 11 2 1 0 13 0 0 3 15 2 1 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 17 3 0 3 7 2 0 2 8 3 0 1 12 4 0 2 19 3 0 3 25 2 1 3 13 1 0 0 38 8 0 2 3 0 0 1 16 2 0 1

Dandeli StavanidhiGhat, Nipani Bopgao Jejuri Kondhwa Jejuri-Baramati Baramati-Indapur Baramati Bhuleshwar Parinche Shivari Vateshwar Pune Phursungi Bhigwan Lonand PargaoKhandala Mirjoli Govalkot Pachad Khandat Dahivali Aravali ShindeAmberi Kalambushi Nirbade Tulshi Dam Rd Chivhewadi Vajegao-Shirale Sinhagad-Atkarwadi Majal

15.25 16.4 18.3942 18.2669 18.4214 18.2944 18.0861 18.1183 18.433 18.1937 18.3174 18.3358 18.5204 18.4727 18.2968 17.9903 18.0543 17.5267 17.5458 17.5119 17.5428 17.4261 17.3164 17.295 17.2847 17.5553 33.25 22.8333 22.8833 24.3333 29.7833

74.6 Aquila fasciata 74.3667 Aquila fasciata 73.9536 Falco chicquera 74.1716 Falco chicquera 73.8523 Falco chicquera 74.1845 Falco chicquera 74.9793 Falco chicquera 74.5912 Falco chicquera 74.2418 Falco chicquera 74.0844 Falco chicquera 73.86 Falco chicquera 74.0229 Falco chicquera 73.8567 Falco chicquera 73.9785 Falco chicquera 74.7585 Falco chicquera 74.186 Falco chicquera 74.0086 Falco chicquera 73.5056 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.4886 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.4775 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.5675 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.5017 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.5219 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.54 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.4886 Nisaetus cirrhatus 73.5858 Nisaetus cirrhatus 76.5167 Nisaetus cirrhatus 89.05 Nisaetus cirrhatus 87.0667 Nisaetus cirrhatus 85.8167 Nisaetus cirrhatus 81.0667 Nisaetus cirrhatus

5 2 11 9 12 17 8 2 1 3 9 17 21 14 18 12 8 2 5 4 0 3 6 8 2 3 10 7 12 3 12

12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 12 0 11 8 9 3 7 11 9 27 14 21

15 5 31 29 25 14 17 5 7 13 12 9 16 11 15 7 9 12 15 9 0 12 13 9 7 11 12 14 31 9 29

27 7 12 10 9 5 7 5 3 4 2 4 2 5 2 1 1 10 17 14 0 13 15 14 10 14 16 18 38 15 33

3 2 13 11 8 7 3 2 2 5 0 9 12 3 2 1 1 4 8 5 0 8 3 5 3 8 9 9 7 3 8

0 0 5 3 2 4 2 2 0 4 3 1 2 4 3 4 0 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 3 2 6

2 0 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 14 2 0 5 7 3 8 4 0 13 2 6 8

Nirbade Pachad Nivali Dhamandevi Chiplun Bhivpuri TamhiniAdarwadi Rd Panshet-Ambi-Varpewadi Gondale Sinhadad-Kalyan Govele Chirgao Ambet Hatip PingoriEla Habitat KolvihireJejuri Pargaon Forest SingapurSaswad Kadbanwadi Vyahali Kumbhargao,Bhigwan Pawalewadi,Talegao Kurkumbh, Pune Jejuri, Kumar House Mavadi, Jejuri Ghatewadi, Kolvihire Kodit, Saswad KoditGarade Road ChambliGarade Road Bhivari DavanemalaRoad,Jejuri

17.5553 17.5119 17.3842 17.5622 17.5169 19.5669 25.3167 23.8 19.7333 24.0333 20.4 20.1833 19.4333 31.1 18.6 18.6519 18.8689 18.8725 18.8661 19.3525 18.5089 19.6011 18.8836 18.4917 18.6683 18.4511 18.7272 18.7931 18.7803 18.705 18.5736

73.5858 Spilornis cheela 73.4775 Spilornis cheela 73.4756 Spilornis cheela 73.4944 Spilornis cheela 73.5292 Spilornis cheela 73.7778 Spilornis cheela 79.9667 Spilornis cheela 83.6667 Spilornis cheela 80.3167 Spilornis cheela 85.6167 Spilornis cheela 77.4333 Spilornis cheela 74.9833 Spilornis cheela 77.75 Spilornis cheela 78.1 Spilornis cheela 74.2886 Circaetus gallicus 77.5778 Circaetus gallicus 74.2731 Circaetus gallicus 74.1883 Circaetus gallicus 74.8542 Circaetus gallicus 74.8969 Circaetus gallicus 75.3067 Circaetus gallicus 75.2264 Circaetus gallicus 75.1158 Circaetus gallicus 74.2561 Elanus caeruleus 74.6844 Elanus caeruleus 74.3319 Elanus caeruleus 74.8983 Elanus caeruleus 74.6433 Elanus caeruleus 74.7967 Elanus caeruleus 74.6039 Elanus caeruleus 74.3464 Elanus caeruleus

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 6 1 1 2 0 2 12 6 3 9 13 16 16 8

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 13 10 11 4 3 2 2 5 19 18 14 22 4 12 16 38 113 27 14 49 16 29 16 13 2 16 19 19 23 13

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 1 2 0 0 10 5 2 5 3 3 8 9

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0

Yewalewadi, Kondhwa Hiwre, Saswad Morgao-Supe Rd

18.9433 18.6039 18.5142

74.7439 Elanus caeruleus 74.0039 Elanus caeruleus 74.575 Elanus caeruleus

15 10 5

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

16 14 12

7 4 2

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Figure S1. Geographical spread of six species of raptors in Western Maharashtra State, India.