Identification of risk factors associated with bird-glass collision in the city of České Budějovice

Stephanie Carmel PARASCANDOLO

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

Bird-window collisions (BWCs) are a form of direct anthropogenic bird mortality. It is estimated that billions of birds die each year in collisions with windows. I completed a year-long study documenting the extent of bird-window BWCs on the campus of Jihočeská univerzita (JCU) and in the city center of České Budějovice. In this thesis, I describe the topological, architectural, directional and temporal factors that influence the likelihood of collisions, and I test accuracy of a risk-assessment questionnaire put forth by the Česká společnost ornitologická (ČSO). Based on my findings, I advocate for changes to be made to the most dangerous buildings on campus.

Abstract:

Bird-window collisions (BWCs) are a form of direct anthropogenic bird mortality. It is estimated that billions of birds die each year in collisions with windows. I completed a year-long study documenting the extent of bird-window BWCs on the campus of Jihočeská univerzita (JCU) and in the city center of České Budějovice. In this thesis, I describe the topological, architectural, directional and temporal factors that influence the likelihood of collisions, and I test accuracy of a risk-assessment questionnaire put forth by the Česká společnost ornitologická (ČSO). Based on my findings, I advocate for changes to be made to the most dangerous buildings on campus.

Keywords

bird-window-collision, BWC, birds

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 20. 4. 2026

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: doc. RNDr. Petr Veselý, Ph.D.

JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Ecology / Ecology