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The Status Of Birds In The Proposed Rum Wildlife Reserve, Southern Jordan, Michael Evans, Zuhair Sami Amr, Ratib M. Al-Oran
The Status Of Birds In The Proposed Rum Wildlife Reserve, Southern Jordan, Michael Evans, Zuhair Sami Amr, Ratib M. Al-Oran
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature officially proposed the creation of the Rum Wildlife Reserve, in the extreme south of Jordan, in 1979. We present the first review of the birds of the proposed reserve and its environs, drawing upon published and unpublished records as well as a short field survey from June, 1996. A total of 142 species have been recorded, of which at least 34 species actually breed and another 14 probably do so. Most breeding species are (a) Saharo-Arabian desertic species, or (b) non-desertic species which have colonised the area due to the advent of …
Birds Of Nallıhan Bird Paradise (Central Anatolia, Turkey), Utku Perktaş, Zafer Ayaş
Birds Of Nallıhan Bird Paradise (Central Anatolia, Turkey), Utku Perktaş, Zafer Ayaş
Turkish Journal of Zoology
This study was conducted in Nallıhan Bird Paradise (Nallıhan, Ankara), which displays seasonal wetland characteristics. Within the scope of this study, a 12 month field study between August 2000 and July 2001 was carried out in order to determine the avifauna of Nallıhan Bird Paradise. One hundred and thirty bird species belonging to 14 orders and 41 families were recorded in the study area. It was concluded that this area was probably used by a total of 41 actual and/or possible bird species for breeding purposes.