[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":322},["ShallowReactive",2],{"atlas_en:\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fmoskovskaya-oblast":3,"alt-locale:atlas_en:\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fmoskovskaya-oblast":169,"section-listing:disabled":170,"related-covers:en:\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya|\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy|\u002Fopredelitel":171,"section-listing:atlas_en:\u002Fatlas":177,"section-listing:atlas_en:\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya":215,"section-collection:atlas_en":267},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"coverImage":128,"description":129,"extension":130,"faq":131,"imagePrompt":141,"meta":142,"navigation":143,"order":144,"pageType":145,"path":146,"publishedAt":147,"readingMinutes":148,"region":149,"relatedLinks":150,"seo":163,"sitemap":166,"stem":167,"updatedAt":144,"__hash__":168},"atlas_en\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fmoskovskaya-oblast.md","Birds of Moscow Oblast",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":120},"minimark",[9,14,18,30,34,68,94,98,113,117],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"a-varied-landscape-around-the-capital","A varied landscape around the capital",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Moscow Oblast surrounds Russia's capital with a mix of mixed birch-and-spruce forest, farmland, river valleys, and countless small lakes and reservoirs, giving it one of the more accessible and thoroughly birded landscapes in central Russia. Its habitats are broadly representative of the wider central European Russian forest-and-farmland zone, making it a good starting point for understanding bird life across a much larger swathe of the country.",[15,19,20,21,25,26,29],{},"Large protected areas within and around the oblast, including ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"Losiny Ostrov National Park"," on Moscow's northeastern edge and the ",[22,27,28],{},"Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve"," further south along the Oka River, preserve substantial tracts of forest and floodplain habitat within easy reach of the city, making them popular and reliable destinations for local birdwatchers.",[10,31,33],{"id":32},"typical-species-of-the-region","Typical species of the region",[15,35,36,37,42,43,47,48,52,53,57,58,62,63,67],{},"Mixed forest across the oblast supports a strong community of resident and migratory woodland birds, including the ",[38,39,41],"a",{"href":40},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fbolshaya-sinitsa","great tit",", ",[38,44,46],{"href":45},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Flazorevka","blue tit",", and ",[38,49,51],{"href":50},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fbolshoy-pyostry-dyatel","great spotted woodpecker",", alongside the deeper, more resonant calls of the less common ",[38,54,56],{"href":55},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fzhelna","black woodpecker"," in older stands with mature trees. Farmland edges and hedgerows bring in the ",[38,59,61],{"href":60},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fzyablik","common chaffinch"," and, in more open country, the ground-nesting ",[38,64,66],{"href":65},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fpolevoy-zhavoronok","Eurasian skylark",".",[15,69,70,71,42,75,47,79,83,84,88,89,93],{},"Urban parks and green corridors within Moscow itself remain surprisingly productive, hosting the ",[38,72,74],{"href":73},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fsoroka","Eurasian magpie",[38,76,78],{"href":77},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fseraya-vorona","hooded crow",[38,80,82],{"href":81},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fsizyi-golub","rock dove"," alongside more retiring woodland species where sufficient tree cover survives. The oblast's many rivers, reservoirs, and lakes attract the ",[38,85,87],{"href":86},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fkryakva","mallard"," year-round and seasonal visits from the ",[38,90,92],{"href":91},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fseraya-tsaplya","grey heron",", which hunts the shallows of slower waterways and fish ponds across the region.",[10,95,97],{"id":96},"seasonality","Seasonality",[15,99,100,101,104,105,108,109,112],{},"Spring migration brings the oblast's forests and wetlands to life from ",[22,102,103],{},"late April through May",", when returning migrants such as warblers and flycatchers join resident species in full song, making this the single best window for variety. Breeding continues through ",[22,106,107],{},"June",", and by ",[22,110,111],{},"August and September"," many migratory species are already moving south again, leaving a smaller but still active community of hardy residents — tits, woodpeckers, and corvids chief among them — to see out the long central Russian winter, when snow cover makes these year-round residents comparatively easy to spot against bare branches and white ground.",[10,114,116],{"id":115},"conservation-notes","Conservation notes",[15,118,119],{},"Ongoing suburban and infrastructure expansion around Moscow places continued pressure on forest fragments and wetland habitat close to the city, making protected areas like Losiny Ostrov and the Prioksko-Terrasny reserve increasingly important refuges for species that need larger, less disturbed tracts of habitat to persist within commuting distance of one of Europe's largest urban areas.",{"title":121,"searchDepth":122,"depth":122,"links":123},"",2,[124,125,126,127],{"id":12,"depth":122,"text":13},{"id":32,"depth":122,"text":33},{"id":96,"depth":122,"text":97},{"id":115,"depth":122,"text":116},"\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fmoskovskaya-oblast.png","Moscow Oblast's mix of mixed forest, farmland, rivers, and city parks supports a rich resident and migratory bird community within easy reach of Russia's capital.","md",[132,135,138],{"q":133,"a":134},"Do you need to leave the city to see a good variety of birds in Moscow Oblast?","Not entirely — parks and green spaces within Moscow itself, such as Losiny Ostrov National Park which straddles the city boundary, hold a genuinely good variety of woodland and wetland species, though venturing further out into the oblast's forests, farmland, and river valleys adds species that rarely occur in the more disturbed urban core.",{"q":136,"a":137},"What makes Moscow Oblast's bird community typical of central European 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Rift Valley lakes support one of the richest bird faunas on Earth, and serve as the wintering grounds for huge numbers of European and Asian migrants.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fafrika","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fafrika.png",{"title":189,"description":190,"path":191,"coverImage":192,"publishedAt":147,"order":144},"Birds of Asia","Asia stretches from Siberian taiga through Central Asian steppe and desert to the monsoon forests of the south and east, making it the most ecologically varied region in this atlas.","\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya.png",{"title":194,"description":195,"path":196,"coverImage":197,"publishedAt":147,"order":144},"Birds of Australia and Oceania","Long isolation has given Australia and the Pacific islands a bird fauna dominated by unique local lineages, from parrots and honeyeaters to the flightless birds of remote island groups.","\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya.png",{"title":199,"description":200,"path":201,"coverImage":202,"publishedAt":147,"order":144},"Birds of Europe","From Atlantic coastlines to Alpine peaks, Europe packs an unusually wide range of bird habitats into a relatively compact area.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa.png",{"title":204,"description":205,"path":206,"coverImage":207,"publishedAt":147,"order":144},"Birds of North America","North America stretches from Arctic tundra to subtropical wetland, and shares a surprising number of species and close relatives with the Eurasian sections of this atlas.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika.png",{"title":152,"description":209,"path":153,"coverImage":173,"publishedAt":147,"order":144},"Russia spans eleven time zones and habitats from Baltic wetlands to Far Eastern taiga, giving it one of the most varied bird faunas of any single country in this atlas.",{"title":211,"description":212,"path":213,"coverImage":214,"publishedAt":147,"order":144},"Birds of South America","South America holds the richest bird fauna of any continent, from Amazon rainforest to Andean peaks and Patagonian steppe, and hosts many wintering songbirds and shorebirds from further north.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika.png",[216,222,227,232,233,239,244,250,256,262],{"title":217,"description":218,"path":219,"coverImage":220,"publishedAt":221,"order":144},"Birds of Altai Krai","Altai Krai's forest-steppe landscape, unique ribbon pine forests, and thousands of steppe lakes make it one of southern Siberia's most productive regions for both open-country and waterbird 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