Investigation on Bird Resources in Pengchang Egret Nature Reserve in Jingmen
In order to understand the bird resources in Pengchang Egret Nature Reserve,this study conducted a survey and analysis of birds in the reserve from 2022 to 2023 using the line sampling method and point sampling method.The re-sults showed that 113 species of birds,belonging to 15 orders and 43 families,were observed in the Pengchang Egret Nature Reserve;In terms of community composition,Passeriformes dominate,with a total of 63 species accounting for 55.75%;Floristic analysis showed that there were 55 species of ancient North,40 species of oriental,and 18 species of cross-border.In terms of residence types,there were 45 species of resident birds,33 species of winter migratory birds,23 species of sum-mer migratory birds,and 12 species of migratory birds;From the perspective of habitat,farmland and residential areas have the highest number of bird species,with 62 species accounting for 54.87%,followed by water bodies and forests;There are 9 species of national second level protected birds,33 species of key protected birds in Hubei Province,and 4 spe-cies of birds listed as near threatened on Birds to Watch list;Based on the results of the investigation and analysis,the basic data of bird resources in the Pengchang Forest Farm of Jingmen has been enriched to promote the in-depth protection of bird diversity.