Modern Status of Birds of Prey of the Opuksky State Nature Reserve
This paper provides information on the status of Birds of Prey in the Opuksky State Nature Reserve from 2010 to 2018. As of December 1st of 2018, 261 bird species (77% of the total Crimean bird fauna) have been registered on the territory of the Reserve and adjacent territories, including 28 species of Birds of Prey (12% of the total number of bird species in the reserve), which belong to 12 genera. Only 10 species out of 28 (36%) nest relatively regularly on the studied territory (that includes Reserve and its surrounding areas).