History of the study of avifauna in villages and natural biotopes of the Podolia Pobuzhya

Abstract

The article presents the history of avifauna study in Podolia Pobuzhya. Publications on ornithology over the past 300 years, by more than 30 researchers, are analyzed. Avifauna of Podolia Pobuzhya was intensively studied since the 20-ies of the XVIII century: the first researcher-ornithologist was H.Rachynskyy. A big contribution to the study of avifauna K.F.Kessler has made. He has described the fauna of the Kiev school district in the middle of the XIX century. Quite complete compilation of avifauna of Podolia was made by V.P.Hranevych in the 30-ies of the twentieth century. Researches of avifauna had significant break: since middle of 30-ies until early 70-ies of the XX century. In the early 70-ies of the XX century study of avifauna of Podolia Pobuzhya were restored by V.I.Gulay, who published more than 20 basic articles. Currently the fauna of Podolia Pobuzhya is studied by the group of scientists from Kamyanets-Podolsky (M.D.Matveyev), Lviv (A.A.Bokotey), Kyiv (M.L.Klyestov, V.A.Kostyushin), Khmelnytsky Region (V.O.Novak, S.V.Ilyinsky).