Ornithofauna of Dicle University campus

In Dicle University campus, taking in to account the ornithological observations made between 2002 - 2004, bird ringing studies carried out between 2003 autumn and 2004 spring season and also literature records, 189 bird species from 47 families has been defined. For some species detailed explanations about the ecological and behavioral observations were given. Striated Scops Owl (Otus brucei), White-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Eastern BonellPs Warbler (Phylloscopus orientalis), Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) and Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) recorded for the first time in the research area. The research area has big importance for birds in terms of its habitat diversity. But the fragmentation of those habitats due to different reasons in the recent years acts as a big threat on the bird diversity and also the natural life in the university campus.