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The Checklist of the Birds of Ukraine


Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

    Sandgrouses

    224. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
    225. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
    226. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Big Year 2024

1. Denys Davydov (85)
2. Vlad Gedziuk (72)
3. Irina Ortik (62)
4. Inna Kyselova (56)
5. Oleg Martsun (55)
6. Oksana Makhovska (47)
7. Denys Shandar (37)
8. Andrey Mis\'kov (34)
9. Igor Samokhin (31)
10. Аnna Filatova (29)
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rare birds records


Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

© Olexandr Riznyk
2023-12-03
Cherkasy. Cherkasy region

The first registration of Lesser Yellowlegs, the specie fron North America, in Ukraine. Discovered by Oleksandr Riznyk, Anna Alabina and Dasha Buzovka on December 3, 2023 on the Embankment of the Dnipro River in Cherkasy.


Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

© Oleksandr Bronskov
2023-05-20
Liman Shahany. Odeska oblast

The first registration of the Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) in Ukraine, and thus - a new species in the fauna of Ukraine.


Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Alex Komarovskiy
2023-03-01

Rare vagrant


Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2022-09-04

A rare vagrant, formerly nesting species of southern Ukraine. The first observation in Odesa region in decades and the first photo from its territory.


Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2021-12-29

Rare vagrant and wintering species. There is no reliable information on nesting in the last 10 years. At the same time the species is also observed in Bulgaria and Cyprus. The first confirmed record in Odesa region.

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recent video

2024-02-19. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Stanislavs Gr), Eurasian Penduline Tit (Stanislavs Gr).

2024-01-06. Coal Tit (Stanislavs Gr).

2024-01-03. Blue Tit (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-11-07. Northern Wren (Stanislavs Gr), Northern Wren (Stanislavs Gr), Northern Wren (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-09-22. Song Thrush (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-09-18. Willow Warbler (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-07-16. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-19. Eurasian Jay (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-17. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-11. Collared Flycatcher (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-09. European Golden Oriole (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-05. Collared Flycatcher (Stanislavs Gr).

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unidentified birds


2024-02-18

Єгор Лобода: Переношу на визначення. На 'western palearctic gulls' припускають що це гібрид або скельний.

2024-01-18

Андрій Сімон: Трохи підрізав і збільшив. Судячи по коментарям - переношу "на визначення".

2024-01-13

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