Abstract

• The study on the occurrence, richness and abundance of avifauna in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State was conducted from September 2018 to January 2019. Hmanpya Hill in Maina Reserve Forest was allocated as the study area. A total of 496 individuals accounted from 30 species of birds distributed under 26 genera, representing 17 families and seven orders were recorded. Among these, the largest number of species and individuals were recorded in December and the lowest in September. Relative abundance indicated that five species were found as very common (vC), 11 species as Common (C) and 14 species as uncommon (uC). Species richness was found to be the highest (R = 3.19) in December and the lowest (R = 1.66) in October. According to the IUCN Redlist, 29 species were in Least Concern category while, Psittacula alexandri Red-breasted Parakeet with regarded as Near Threatened. Since, the present study area is located within the Maina Reserve Forest and harboured suitable habitats to support sufficiently large number of bird species, there is a need to maintain the friendly nature of the environment in order to safeguard the sustainability of the bird species that thrive in the area.