Ornithofauna of Koçköprü dam (Erciş / Van)

The aim of this study was to investigate presence of bird species in the Koçköprü Dam. It lasted for fifteen months. As a result of observations, 141 species of birds belonging to 43 families in 18 orders were detected. Among these detected, 140 were species and 1 was a subspecies. According to the IUCN criteria the statuses of the detected species of bird were as the following: 1 Endangered (EN), 5 Near Threatened (NT), 2 Vulnerable (VU), 131 Least Concern (LC) and 2 were not in the scope of listing. According to the BERN criteria, 95 species were listed in Appendix II and 38 were listed in Appendix III, while 8 were not in scope of listing. In the comparison made with the Central Hunting Commission Decisions (MAKK) current list, 25 were listed in Appendix I and 22 were listed in Appendix II, while 94 were not in scope of listing. According to CITES, which regulates the rules of trade for biological materials, 16 of the detected species were listed in Appendix II, while the remaining 125 were not in scope of listing. Considering the Regional Status cases of the bird species living in the area, 1 were Vagrant (V), 4 were Winter Visitors (WV), 28 were Passage Migrants (PM), 35 were Resident Species (RS) and 73 were Migrants (M = Summer Migrant). Resident and migrant species are species that reproduced in the research area and its surroundings. In this case, 108 species reproduce in the Koçköprü Dam and around. This number constitutes 77% of the observed species. This result clearly demonstrates the significance of the Koçköprü Dam and around for reproduction of bird species