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Ferdinand Hradil (14 January 1870 – 20 October 1960) was a Czech naturalist. Living and working on his private farm, he collected bird and plant specimens around the region of Kelč and Fryčovice. His collections are now held at the Museum of the Wallachia region.

Hradil was born in Komárovice near Kelč. From 1890 he lived in Fryčovice near Místek where his brother Valentin was a Catholic priest. He collected bird specimens from the region (mostly Komárovice, Fryčovice and Kelče) and also exchanged his specimens with those of others particularly through the company of W. Schlütter of Halle. Hradil's bird collections consist of about 443 specimens belonging to 245 species and represent the historic birdlife of Moravia and Silesia. He also collected plants and his herbarium included nearly 100 specimens. His butterfly collections were transferred to the Silesian Regional Museum in Opava.