ORNITHOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS FROM THE REGIONS OF NATIONAL NATURE PARK «NYZHNOSULSKYI» AND REGIONAL LANSCAPE PARK «TRAKHTEMYRIV» IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/1998-6475.2025.59.15Keywords:
bird collection, avifauna dynamics, nature reserve fund, Central Dnieper region, National Museum of Natural History, NAS of UkraineAbstract
This article presents an analysis of 180 ornithological specimens representing 72 bird species collected within the boundaries of the modern Trakhtemyriv Regional Landscape Park and Nyzhniosulskyi National Nature Park. The materials are housed in the scientific collection of the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and cover the period from 1908 to 1991. The most numerous species represented include Emberiza schoeniclus (24 specimens), Emberiza calandra (22), Oriolus oriolus (14), Motacilla flava (4), Calidris alpina (2), among others. The collection also contains six specimens of species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, including Gallinago media, Phalaropus lobatus, Sternula albifrons, Coracias garrulus, Charadrius hiaticula, and Mergus serrator. Of particular scientific value are specimens collected prior to the creation of the Kaniv and Kremenchuk reservoirs, which allow for the reconstruction of historical faunal assemblages before anthropogenic landscape alteration. Noteworthy findings include Emberiza leucocephalos, a rare species for the region, as well as the oldest specimens dated to 1908. The analysis of the collection highlights the contributions of individual researchers – M. L. Klyestov, M. I. Holovushkin, S. D. Lubkin, Yu. M. Markovskyi, O. B. Kistiakivskyi, M. O. Osypova, P. O. Yezerkyi, H. H. Havrys, and others – to the formation of the museum’s holdings. Their long-term efforts ensured the representativeness of the material and laid the foundation for contemporary research in zoogeography, conservation biology, biodiversity monitoring, and nature protection. This collection serves as a valuable resource for the retrospective analysis of changes in the avifauna of the Middle Dnipro region, enabling studies of bird responses to landscape transformation and supporting further research in biodiversity conservation.
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