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Branta Cover Language of the article: Russian Cite: Popenko, V. М., Andryushchenko, Y. A. (2017). Nesting of Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in Ukraine. Branta: Transactions of the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station, 20, 220-223 Keywords: Greater Flamingo, nesting, Central Syvash Views: 1278 Branta copyright Branta license

Branta Issues > Issue №20 (2017)

Branta: Transactions of the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station, 220-223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/branta2017.20.220

Nesting of Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in Ukraine

V. М. Popenko, Y. A. Andryushchenko

Laboratory of Ornithology of the South of Ukraine, Institute of Zoology named after I.I. Shmalgauzen National Academy of Sciences (Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station)

Twenty-five adult pink flamingos, thirteen nests and three chicks fed by adults, were observed in Central Syvash from August 5 to September 28, 2017. This fact testifies to the emergence in the fauna of Ukraine of a new nesting species of birds.

 

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