Comparative analysis of industrial wetlands' avifaunas of forest and forest-steppe zones in the European part of Russia

Data on avifaunas of the industrial wetlands located in forest and forest-steppe zones of the European part of Russia is provided. Similarities and differences in avian composition of such wetlands in the cities of Tver, Saransk, Ruzaevka and Krasnoslobodsk are revealed. The importance of industrial wetlands for preservation of avian rare species is underlined.