The Record of Birds in the Lopnur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve
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    Based on three surveys by the direct counting method and combined with the transects,the investigation of birds in the Lopnur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve (E 89°00'-93°30',N 38°42'-42°34') were carried out from 2010 to 2011.The results showed that there are 197 avian species in the region belonging to 19 orders,46 families and 109 genera,accounting for 43% of the total bird species in Xinjiang Province.Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi), Eurasian Robin (Erithacus rubecula) and Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) were found in the area for the first time.The species under state protection are more than 40,accounting for 21%.According to the types of avifauna,71 (36%) species belong to the Central Asia Type,and about 83 (42%) species belong to the Pan North Type,most of them are migratory birds.And about 15 (8%) species are from Tibet Plateau nearby Altun Mountains.At least 20 (10%) species are widely distributed.

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MA Ming, CHENG Yun, CHEN Ying, DING Peng, YUAN Guo-Ying, YUAN Lei, ZHANG Yu, LI Wei-Dong, SAGEN Gu-Li. 2011. The Record of Birds in the Lopnur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve. Chinese Journal of Zoology, 46(5): 79-89.

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  • Received:March 29,2011
  • Revised:July 03,2011
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