Document Type : Biodiversity
Authors
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Abbas Abad Wildlife Refuge, Department of Environment of Naein, Isfahan Province, Iran
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Department of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
Abstract
Abbas Abad Wildlife Refuge considered one of the most pristine desert ecosystems in the country, with an area of 300 thousand hectares in the East of Isfahan province that is located in Naein and Khor va Biabanak jurisdiction. This study was performed for one year from January 2013 to December 2014 in the area. Identifying the birds was conducted based on their flight, color, size, behavior and sound by using binoculars camera 30 × 8. Based on the results, 139 species were identified. Sixty-five species belong to the order Passeriformes, twenty species belong to the order Falconiformes, eleven species belong to the order Charadriiformes, seven species belong to the order Columbiformes, five species belong to the order Anseriformes, five species belong to the order Ciconiiformes, four species belonging to the order Coraciiformes, five species belong to the order Strigiformes, three species belong to the order Galliformes, three species belong to the order Pelecaniformes, two species belong to the order Gruiformes, three species belong to the order Apodiformes, three species belong to the order Podicipediformes, two species belong to the order Caprimulgiformes, and a species belongs to the order Cuculiformes.The most frequent order in this Wild Life Refuge was Passeriformes.
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