Birds of Camili (Artvin, Turkey)

This study was conducted in Camili (Artvin, of North-East Turkey). Breeding and autumn migrating field surveys between March 2003 and October 2003 were performed in order to determine breeding statutes and transit bird species of Camili. The study area was divided into four different sub–regions. In these sub-regions, timed-species counts (TSCs) were made to determine species abundance. The Margalef index and the cluster analysis were also used to determine species richness and similarity between sub-regions. In total, 49 bird species were recorded. The most abundant breeding bird species in the study area were determined as redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), blackbird (Turdus merula), blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), coal tit (Parus ater), great tit (Parus major), jay (Garrulus glandarius), and chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). Moreover, it was found out that the area was probably used by a total 38 actual and/or possible bird species for breeding purposes.

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