THE PECULIARITIES OF AVIFAUNA OF ANTHROPOGENIC-TRANSFORMED TERRITORIES
The paper presents the results of long-term studies of the avifauna of urban green areas, as well as natural areas in the zone of anthropogenic impact of the city of Voronezh. Birds are an integral part of any natural system and determine the nature of the biocenosis. In urban conditions, birds play an even more important role, since among vertebrates, birds are the most visible components of the emerging urban ecosystems. Full-scale study of objects, including bird counts, was carried out by conventional methods of ornithological studies. Studies have shown that birds have a wide ecological plasticity and in an urban environment exhibit a wide range of adaptive features. The uneven distribution of birds within urban habitats is due to many factors: the combination of components of different degrees of transformation, the size of the habitat and its location, the presence of tree plantations, a set of conditions for nesting and feeding, recreation, the relief of habitats, lighting conditions, sanitary conditions, etc. The fauna of birds of urbanized territories of Voronezh and its vicinities is mostly formed under the influence of surrounding natural forest landscapes, but also has the signs of meadow-steppe and water habitats, i.e. has a pronounced zonal character.