Response curve variables
With the exception of the Steppe eagle, most species were positively impacted by the precipitation of the warmest quarter’s (bio18), with an ideal mean range of 250mm-375mm. At precipitation levels below 25 mm, the majority of raptor species’ distributions begin to decrease during the driest month (bio 14). When precipitation falls below 200 mm, the majority of species’ distributions also start to decline during the coldest quarter (bio 19). The majority of species preferred temperatures between 13 and 19 °C (bio 7). The Secretary bird and the Southern ground hornbill were unaffected by the high temperatures, which had an impact on the distribution of the rest of the species. The majority of species demonstrated a preference for regions with high vegetation indices between (0.2-0.3). A high human influence index had a detrimental effect on the distribution of bateleur and steppe eagle (Fig. 5).