Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 904-908.doi: 10.19741/j.issn.1673-4831.2020.0535

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New Bird Records in China from 2000 to 2018

CHEN Wan1, QIAN Ru-en2, HU Chao-chao2, LIU Wei3, ZHANG Chen-ling4, XU Hai-gen3   

  1. 1. College of Environment and Ecology, Jiangsu Open University, Nanjing 210036, China;
    2. Analytical and Testing Center, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China;
    3. Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing 210042, China;
    4. School of Life Sciences, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211200, China
  • Received:2020-07-02 Online:2021-07-25 Published:2021-07-23

Abstract: Since the 21st century, the number of wild bird species in China has been increasing constantly. From 1947 when the publication of "Checklist of Chinese Birds" to 2018, new bird records have been growing rapidly. However, the spatial and temporal distribution of new recorded birds is unclear. The classification and distribution of these records are summarized and the reasons for the appearance of these new recorded bird species are also explored. The results show that the new recorded bird species are mainly distributed in north China (including Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), east coast and south coast. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region recorded the highest number of new bird species, followed by Guangdong Province, while Shanghai and Tianjin recorded the least. Combined with the data of the total number of birds, habitat types in each province and the new recorded bird species from 2000 to 2018, we found that the newly recorded bird species had a significant positive correlation with cultivated land, woodland, grassland and water area.

Key words: bird, new record, China

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