Ornithofauna of Kocacay Delta, Bursa, Turkey
Ornithofauna of Kocacay Delta, Bursa, Turkey
Bilgenur Yasa1* and Ali Uzun2
ABSTRACT
This study reports the presence of 119 species from 45 families belonging to 19 orders in the Kocaçay Delta, Turkey, within the borders of the Karacabey District of Bursa Province, in a study conducted over the course of one year (2017). The distribution of species in terms of orders is as follows: Falconiformes, 1 (0.8%); Phoenicopteriformes, 1 (0.8%); Bucerotiformes, 1 (0.8%); Galliformes, 1 (0.8%); Cuculiformes, 1 (0.8%); Caprimulgiformes, 1 (0.8%); Coraciiformes, 2 (1.6%); Gruiformes, 2 (1.6%); Podicipediformes, 2 (1.6%); Suliformes, 2 (1.6%); Pelecaniformes, 3 (2.5%); Strigiformes, 3 (2.5%); Columbiformes, 4 (3.3%); Accipitriformes, 6 (5.04%); Piciformes, 6 (5.04%); Anseriformes, 9 (7.5%); Ciconiiformes, 9 (7.5%); Charadriiformes, 19 (15.9%); and Passeriformes, 46 (38.6%). The migration status of the species observed in the Kocaçay Delta was also defined as follows: 76 (63.8%) resident, 27 (22.6%) summer migrant, 15 (12.6%) winter migrant, and 1 (0.8%) transit migrant.
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