In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Society of Physiology and Pharmacology

Document Type : Article

Authors

1 M. Sc. Student, Department of Natural Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran and Iranian Plateau Ecology and Conservation Research Group, Alborz Environmental Society

2 . Former Graduate Student, Environmental science, Fars Provincial Office of the Department of the Environment, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract


Bavanat County, with an area of 4992 km², is located in north east of Fars province. During a long-term avifauna survey in the area which lasted 8 years (2007-2014), 85 bird species belonging to 12 orders and 32 families, identified and reported. The order Passeriformes with 61 species was the most diverse order in the study area. The most diverse families were Turdidae, Fringillidae and Corvidae with 18, 6 and 6 species respectively. Due to lack of natural and human made waterbodies in the study area, only one water bird species was recorded in Bavanat County. The County has a suitable habitats for the presence of terrestrial birds, especially in the spring and summer seasons.

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