ANALYSIS ON THE BIRD DIVERSITY AND AVIFAUNA IN JIANGXI PROVINCE

For the first time,this paper analyzed bird ecotypes and avifauna in Jiangxi Province and five typical regions within Jiangxi Province.The results show that there are 481species which belong to 72families and 19orders and represent 36.11%of the species in China.Among the bird species in Jiangxi Province,12 and 72species are listed in the national first-grade and second-grade protected species,respectively.95species are listed in protected species in Jiangxi Province.And 14species such as Mergus squamatus,Tragopan caboti and so on are listed in endemic birds in China.The breeding birds are the main components in Jiangxi Province and five typical regions within Jiangxi Province.In Jiangxi Province,the avifauna is the mixed one of oriental and palaearctic elements.The oriental elements are more than palaearctic elements which are contract with the results of province.Because most of winter migrants belong to palaearctic elements,if excluding them,the results obtained in the five regions are consistent with the result in Jiangxi Province.