Current status of Birds of Prey in Ukraine

Legend [Українською]

Species ERLB RBU Breeding Migra-
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Distribution Modern online
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Accipitriformes ua-
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
LC EN R?* R Possible breeding in Volyn and Rivne Oblasts.
Eur. Honey-Buzzard
Pernis apivorus
LC S C Breeding in the forest and forest-steppe zones, sporadically in steppes and in the mountains of Crimea.
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
LC EN R* R* Single cases of breeding are known in the West of Ukraine in the second decade of the 20th century; accidental in other areas.
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
LC VU S S R* Breeding almost in all areas of Ukraine except the Carpathian highlands, substantial part of the steppe zone and Crimea.
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
LC R R* C S Breeding in some regions of the North of Polissya, in Sumy, Chernihiv and Rivne Oblasts.
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
LC EN R R* The last cases of breeding had been reported in Sumy and Luhansk Oblasts in 1980 years.
Montagu’s Harrier
Circus pygargus
LC VU S S Sporadically breeding almost in all areas excluding the mountain regions.
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
LC C C R* Breeding throughout the country excluding the mountain regions.
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
LC C C C Breeding throughout the country.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
LC S C C Breeding in the forest, forest-steppe zones, in the mountains of Crimea and sporadically in steppes.
Levant Sparrowhawk
Accipiter brevipes
LC EN R* R* C* Breeding in the valley of the Siverskyi Donets River, maybe at the Danube River; accidental in other areas.
Rough-legged Buzzard
Buteo lagopus
LC C C
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
LC R S R R* Breeding in the steppe and partly in forest-steppe zones.
Eurasian Buzzard
Buteo buteo
LC C C C Breeding almost throughout the country.
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
LC R R R R* Breeding in the forest and forest-steppe zones, also sporadically in the steppe zone and in the Crimean Mountains.
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
LC R R R Breeding areas cover the Carpathian region, the most of the forest-steppe and the North of steppe zones.
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
CR EN R* The last breeding case has been reported in the Askania-Nova Nature Reserve in 1981.
Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga
VU R R* R R* Breeding in the North of Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv and Chernihiv Oblasts.
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Clanga pomarina
LC R S S Breeding mostly in the West, North and Centre of the country; single pairs breed in the steppe zone and in the East.
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
LC R R R R* Breeding in Crimea, the East of Ukraine and some areas at the Dnipro River’s basin.
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
LC VU R* R R Breeding in the Carpathians.
White-tailed Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
LC R R R S Breeding mostly in valleys of the Dnipro River and its tributaries, at the Siverskyi Donets and sporadically near large bodies of water in other regions.
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
R*
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
VU EN R Was breeding in the Crimean Mountains and rocks of the Dnister River until the second half of the 20th century.
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
LC VU R* R* R* Settled in Crimea, accidental in other areas.
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
LC VU R* R* R* Settled in Crimea, accidental in other areas.
Falconidae ua-
birds
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ralist
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
LC R
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
EN VU R R R* Breeding in the steppe zone.
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
LC R R* R R Settled in Crimea, single pairs breed in the Carpathian region and big cities.
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
EN R*
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
LC C C Breeding throughout the country.
Merlin
Falco columbarius
VU R R
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
VU S S Breeding in the steppe zone.
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
R*
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
LC EN R* R* A single case of breeding has been recorded in Crimea at the beginning of the 21st century; accidental in the southern areas.
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
LC C C S Breeding throughout the country.
Strigiformes ua-
birds
iNatu-
ralist
Common Barn-Owl
Tyto alba
LC EN R* R* Breeding in Zakarpattia, Crimea and sporadically in the southern regions; accidental in other areas.
Northern Hawk-Owl
Surnia ulula
LC R
Snowy Owl
Nyctea scandiaca
LC R
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo
LC R R R Breeding in the Carpathian region, Polissya and in the East of Ukraine.
Nor. Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
LC C C C Breeding throughout the country.
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
LC R R R R Sporadically breeding throughout the country, besides mountains and Zakarpattia.
Eurasian Scops-Owl
Otus scops
LC R S S Breeding in the steppe zone and Zakarpattia.
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium passerinum
LC VU R* R* Breeding in the Carpathians and the North of Polissya (Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts).
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
LC R R* R* Breeding in the Carpathians and the North of Polissya (Rivne, Zhytomyr and Sumy Oblasts).
Little Owl
Athene noctua
LC S S Breeding throughout the country except highlands.
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco
LC C C Breeding in the forest and forest-steppe zones, substantial part of the steppe zone, the lower reaches of the Dnipro and Danube Rivers, the Crimean Mountains.
Ural Owl
Strix uralensis
LC NK S* S* Breeding in the Carpathians and surrounding areas.
Great Grey Owl
Strix nebulosa
LC R R* R* Breeding in the North of Polissya (Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr and Kyiv Oblasts).

C – common
S – scanty
R – rare
? – status needs to be specified
* – status relates only to a small area of Ukraine

Compilers: Gavrylyuk M.N., Domashevsky S.V., Vetrov V.V., Milobog Yu.V.

Updated: December 5th, 2020

More details on the birds of prey status in different region of Ukraine can be found in the attached file for January 2009.

Status according to the Red Book of Ukraine, 2009 (RBU):

R – Rare
VU – Vulnerable
EN – Endangered
NK – Not well known

According to European Red List of Birds 2021, App. 1 (ERLB):

LC – Least Concern
VU – Vulnerable
EN – Endangered
CR – Critically Endangered