Fauna of wetland birds in Wenzhou City

The water birds in Wenzhou wetlands were investigated between December 2004 and July 2005 , and 116 species of birds were found in these lands .With the reference to both historical and current dada , 147 species of water birds were found in Wenzhou wetlands .They belonged to 12 orders and 25 families .The results showed that there were 105 species in Palearctic realm (71.43 %), 36 species in Oriental realm (24.49 %), and 6 species (4.08 %)widely distributed in Palearctic and Oriental realm .There were 76 winter migrants , 24 summer migrants , 17 residents and 30 travelers .In 41 breeding birds , there was 1 species in Palearctic realm , 34 species in Oriental realm, and 6 species distributed in Palearctic and Oriental realm , and the birds (82.93 %)in Oriental realm were significant dominant .Among them the wading birds were dominant .More than 118 birds were under the protection of various laws and pacts .[ Ch , 4 tab .13 ref .]