The Ornithological Diversity of the Province of Kilis

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 29 - 34, 30.06.2021

Mehmet Mahir Karataş , Fatma Üçeş

https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.865333

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine the bird diversity of Kilis province that is located in the southeast Anatolia, Turkey. For this purpose, field survey was conducted between February 2017 and June 2018. As a result, 129 species, belonging to 43 families (16 ordos) that live in settlements, agricultural fields, wetlands, forests, and steppes were recorded. They were categorized as 76 residents, 43 summer migrants, 8 winter visitors, and 2 transit migrants. According to the Red Data Book of Turkey, these species were listed as 2 “Vulnerable”, 3 “Near threatened”, and 124 “Least concern”.

Keywords

Avifauna, Clanga clanga, Streptopelia turtur, red list

Thanks

This study was carried out within the scope of the "Land and Inland Water Ecosystems Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring Project of Kilis Province" of the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. We would like to thanks Mehmet Zülfü YILDIZ for their shared photographed and the staff of Kilis Nature Conservation and National Parks Directorate and Mehmet Akif BOZKURT for their assistance during the field works.

Kilis İli’nin Ornitolojik Çeşitliliği

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de Güneydoğu Anadolu’da yer alan Kilis ilinin kuş çeşitliliğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla Şubat 2017 ve Haziran 2018 tarihleri arasında saha araştırması yapılmıştır. Bu çalışma sonucunda, yerleşimlerde, tarım alanlarında, sulak alanlarda, ormanlar ve bozkırlarda yaşayan (16 ordo) 43 familyaya ait 129 tür kaydedilmiştir. Türler, 76 yerli, 43 yaz göçmeni, 8 kış ziyaretçisi ve 2 transit göçmen olarak kategorize edilmiştir. Türkiye Kırmızı listesine göre, bu türlerin 2’si “hassas”, 3’ü “neredeyse tehdit altında”, 124’ü “asgari endişe” olarak listelenmektedir.

Keywords

Avifauna, Clanga clanga, Streptopelia turtur, kırmızı liste

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