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Зоологический Музей МГУ Zoological Museum of Moscow State University Зоологический музей МГУ Zoological Museum of Moscow State University ZoologicheSkie iSSledovania no 14 Evgeny A. Koblik and Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov Avifauna of the States of Northern Eurasia (former USSR) Checklists KMK Scientific Press Ltd. Moscow ♦ 2014 ЗоолоГические исследования № 14 Е.А. Коблик, В.Ю. Архипов Фауна птиц стран Северной Евразии в границах бывшего СССР Списки видов Товарищество научных изданий КМК Москва ♦ 2014 ISSN 1025-5320 ISBN 978-5-87317-985-5 З оолоГические исследования № 14 ZoologicheSkie iSSledovania no 14 Редакционная коллегия Главный редактор: М.В. Калякин О.В. Волцит, Д.Л. Иванов, К.Г. Михайлов, И.Я. Павлинов, Н.Н. Спасская (секретарь), А.В. Сысоев (зам. главного редактора) Editorial Board Editor in Chief: M.V. Kalyakin D.L. Ivanov, K.G. Mikhailov, I.Ya. Pavlinov, N.N. Spasskaya (Sekretary). A.V. Sysoev (Deputy Editor), O.V. Voltzit Авторы: Authors: Е.А. Коблик E.A. Koblik Зоологический музей Московского государственного универси- V.Yu. Arkhipov тета им. М.В. Ломоносова В.Ю. Архипов Институт теоретической и экспериментальной биофизики РАН Рецензенты: Referees: В.Ю. Ильяшенко V.Yu. Ilyashenko Институт проблем экологии и эволюции РАН им. А.Н. Северцова V.V. Grichik В.В. Гричик Белорусский государственный университет Научные редакторы: Scientific editors: В.С. Жуков V.S. Zhukov Институт систематики и экологии животных СО РАН Ya.A. Red’kin Я.А. Редькин Зоологический музей Московского государственного универси- тета им. М.В. Ломоносова Редактор английского предисловия: Editor of English Foreword: М.Г. Уилсон M.G. Wilson Е.А. Коблик, В.Ю. Архипов. 2014. Фауна птиц стран Северной Евразии в границах бывшего СССР: cписки видов. — Зоологические исследования, № 14. 171 с. Сводка продолжает серию авифаунистических инвентаризаций территории Российской империи — СССР в XIX–XX вв. Приведён полный список фауны птиц Северной Евразии в границах бывшего СССР с указанием характера пре- бывания каждого вида в 20 выделенных регионах. По состоянию на конец 2013 г. он включает 912 видов. За 7 лет, прошедших с публикации предыдущего списка, фауна исследуемой территории пополнилась 24 видами, поменяли таксономический статус 19 форм, близких к видовому рангу. Учтены ряд новшеств в орнитологической таксономии последних лет, приведены коррективы научной номенклатуры и русскоязычной орнитонимики. В дополнительные списки вынесены не подтверждённые регистрации видов и чужеродные виды птиц. Электронная версия списка поддерживается в онлайн-режиме на сайте Зоологического музея МГУ: http://zmmu.msu.ru/ spec/publikacii/neserijnye-izdaniya/fauna-ptic-stran-severnoj-evrazii. E.A. Koblik & V.Yu. Arkhipov. 2014. Avifauna of the States of Northern Eurasia (former USSR): Checklists. — Zoologicheskie Issledovania, No 14. 171 p. This report is a part of a series on inventory of avian fauna of the territory spanning the historical ran ge of the Russian Empire and the USSR. We present a complete checklist of birds of Northern Eurasia within the borders of the former USSR within 20 subregions on that territory. As of the end of 2013 the list includes 912 species. In 7 years since the previous publication of this check list we added 24 species, changed the taxonomical status of 19 forms that were close to being ranked as a species. We also added a list of unconfirmed registrations and vagrant species. An electronic version of the checklist is constantly updated and is available on the website of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University: http://zmmu.msu.ru/spec/publikacii/ neserijnye-izdaniya/fauna-ptic-stran-severnoj-evrazii. © Товарищество научных изданий КМК, издание, 2014 © Е.А. Коблик, В.Ю. Архипов, текст, 2014 © Е.А. Коблик, рисунок на обложке, 2014 Содержание 5 Содержание Предисловие. 7 Статус видов ...........................................................9 Состав авифауны ......................................................10 Систематика и номенклатура ............................................12 Русскоязычная орнитонимика ...........................................15 Литературные источники ...............................................16 Благодарности ........................................................16 Foreword. 18 Status ................................................................19 Composition of the avifauna ..............................................20 Taxonomy and Nomenclature .............................................22 Russian-language nomenclature ...........................................25 Acknowledgements .....................................................25 Часть 1. Состав авифауны (Composition of the avifauna) . 29 Отряд Курообразные Galliformes .........................................31 Отряд Гусеобразные Anseriformes. .31 Отряд Гагарообразные Gaviiformes. 34 Отряд Буревестникообразные Procellariiformes .............................34 Отряд Пеликанообразные Pelecaniformes ..................................36 Отряд Аистообразные Ciconiiformes ......................................38 Отряд Фламингообразные Phoenicopteriformes .............................38 Отряд Поганкообразные Podicipediformes .................................40 Отряд Соколообразные Falconiformes .....................................40 Отряд Журавлеобразные Gruiformes ......................................42 Отряд Ржанкообразные Charadriiformes ...................................44 Отряд Рябкообразные Pterocliformes ......................................54 Отряд Голубеобразные Columbiformes ....................................54 Отряд Попугаеобразные Psittaciformes ....................................54 Отряд Кукушкообразные Cuculiformes ....................................54 Отряд Совообразные Strigiformes ........................................56 Отряд Козодоеобразные Caprimulgiformes .................................56 6 Фауна птиц стран Северной Евразии Отряд Стрижеобразные Apodiformes ......................................56 Отряд Ракшеобразные Coraciiformes ......................................56 Отряд Птицы-носороги Bucerotiformes ....................................58 Отряд Дятлообразные Piciformes .........................................58 Отряд Воробьеобразные Passeriformes ....................................60 «Сомнительные» виды .................................................86 Чужеродные виды .....................................................88 Часть 2. Таксономия и номенклатура (Taxonomy and Nomenclature). 91 Отряд Курообразные Galliformes .........................................93 Отряд Гусеобразные Anseriformes. .93 Отряд Гагарообразные Gaviiformes. 99 Отряд Буревестникообразные Procellariiformes .............................99 Отряд Пеликанообразные Pelecaniformes .................................101 Отряд Аистообразные Ciconiiformes .....................................101 Отряд Фламингообразные Phoenicopteriformes ............................103 Отряд Поганкообразные Podicipediformes ................................105 Отряд Соколообразные Falconiformes ....................................105 Отряд Журавлеобразные Gruiformes .....................................109 Отряд Ржанкообразные Charadriiformes ..................................110 Отряд Рябкообразные Pterocliformes .....................................121 Отряд Голубеобразные Columbiformes ...................................122 Отряд Попугаеобразные Psittaciformes ...................................122 Отряд Кукушкообразные Cuculiformes ...................................122 Отряд Совообразные Strigiformes .......................................125 Отряд Козодоеобразные Caprimulgiformes ................................125 Отряд Стрижеобразные Apodiformes .....................................125 Отряд Ракшеобразные Coraciiformes .....................................127 Отряд Птицы-носороги Bucerotiformes ...................................127 Отряд Дятлообразные Piciformes ........................................127 Отряд Воробьеобразные Passeriformes ...................................128 «Сомнительные» виды ................................................158 Чужеродные виды ....................................................160 Литература (References). 163 Предисловие 7 ПредиСловие Необходимость периодической инвента- современного распространения всех видов ризации фауны любой страны или реги- птиц на обширной территории от Балтики она очевидна. В первую очередь это ка- до Командорских островов и от Северной сается фауны птиц, которые в силу своих Земли до Мургаба и Пянджа. Эта работа биологических особенностей (прежде стала логическим продолжением созда- всего — возможностей к передвижению ния «Списка птиц Российской Федерации» в пространстве) чаще других преподносят (Коблик и др., 2006), в ней использованы сюрпризы фаунистам и биогеографам. Ме- сходные принципы и подходы. няются сезонный статус, очертания гнез- Наиболее наглядной и краткой формой довых частей ареалов, путей миграций, подачи такого материала служит сводная мест зимовок, возникают изолированные таблица с общим списком видов и колонка- очаги размножения. Происходят дальние ми, фактически представляющими собой залёты новых для данных территорий ви- авифаунистические списки стран бывшего дов (в крупных странах — ежегодно), тогда СССР. Таких колонок могло быть 15, одна- как другие исчезают из регионов. В насто- ко, учитывая географическую специфику ящее время практически в каждой стране и степень изученности охваченной терри- ведут списки, в которых с той или иной тории, мы выделили в отдельные колонки степенью отражено современное состоя- также Крымский полуостров
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