The structure of bird communities of the oak forests in northern parts of Donetsk Region
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https://doi.org/10.24144/1998-6475.2018.44.29-38Keywords:
the structure of bird communities, common species, dominants, subdominants, trophic groups, Donetsk region.Abstract
The structure of bird communities of the oak forests was studied across seasons in 2004–2008 in northern parts of Donetsk Region. The data were gathered in Slov’iansk, Krasnyi Lyman, Oleksandrivka and Kostiantynivka districts, and within Kramatorsk town. The total length of transects was 192,3 km. The total of 97 oak forests with an area of 0,38 to 900,00 ha was surveyed. 68 bird species were recorded. 16 species are resident (23,5% of the total), 12 species (17,6%) are breeding and migratory, 12 species (17,6%) are migratory and wintering, 4 species (5,9%) were recorded only at passage, 2 (2,9%) species were winter visitors only and 21 (30,9%) species occurred only within breeding season. 51 bird species were recorded in the oak forests in breeding period, and among them Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758), Great Tit (Parus major Linnaeus, 1758) and Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758) dominated. 44 bird species were registered in migratory period. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Great Tit dominated. In winter time 31 bird species were recorded and Greenfinch (Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) dominated. The number of common species was fairly stable across seasons and changed from 18 to 21 in different years. The share of common species in the total abundance was equally stable throughout a year at 90,99–97,14%. The share of dominant species in the total abundance varied from 14,9% to 44,8%. The presence of several raptor species e.g. Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca Savigny, 1809), White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758), Black Kite (Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783), Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758) is well distinctive for bird communities of of the oak forests of northern parts of Donetsk Region.
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