The bird resources in Wucheng Peninsula in Poyang Lake were investigated with the line tran-sect method from April 2012 to March 2013.138 species were recorded belonging to 86 Genus,Saxicola insignis was a new record in Jiangxi Province .The results showed that species diversity was highest in April and Novem-ber.However ,the amount of birds reached the peak in January .The diversity index of birds was 3.51,richness index was 31.54 and evenness index was 0.71 in the study area .The diversity index of birds was the highest in Autumn,and the evenness index was the highest in Spring .In different habitats ,the diversity of birds was the largest in forest ,followed by farmland ,pond,lake,village and grassland .
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