title: Adaptations of Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros S. G. Gmelin) to inhabit in Kyiv metropolis
abstract: We present analysis of the invasion of Black Redstart in the territory of Kyiv City. It was shown that Black Redstart is a nesting species in fauna of Ukraine and winter species in its southern regions. Suitability of biotopes in Kyiv with varying degrees of they transformations for nesting Black Redstart were defined. Parks and riparian biotopes are comfortable habitat for these birds in Kyiv. The Black Redstart has the highest density of nesting in the residential areas of the city. In Kyiv, a
journal: Studia Biologica