The Waterfowl of Sultan Sazlığı-KAYSERİ

Abstract

Sultan Sazlığı, which is situated at the south-west of Erciyes Mountain and about 45 kms from Kayseri, is shown several times in the distribution maps of birds. However, the number of species and the time of the year at which they come to Sultan Sazlığı have not been studied properly. The scope of this study is to provide adeguate Information on the birds of Sultan Sazlığı. The study was carried out between June 1980 and September 1982. The data were collected by the regular observations and field records from predetermined stations. The system used is that of Tyne (1976). A total of 59631 birds belongiug to 18 families and 53 species have been ob- served and recorded. Of these 53 secies 28 % were resident, 4 % vagrant, 17 % winter visitors and 51% summer visitors. The results are presented in the tables.

Keywords

• Waterfowl
• Sultan Sazlığı
• KAYSERİ

References

1. Ankara Üniversitesi – Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology Dergisi