By the method of line(or points)transect,a bird survey was conducted in Xuan'en,Hubei Province from June-September 2014.Habitats were classified into five catalogues,i.e.farmland,residential areas,thickets,wetlands and forest.A total of 78 bird species was recorded,which belonged to 25 families and 12 orders.Among the bird species recorded,1species was in the Grade Ⅰnational key protected birds and 8species was in the GradeⅡ,1endemic to China.Theαdiversity index(H′),and evenness index(J)were 3.075 and 0.410;Beta diversity analysis sh...