Avifauna of Gyeongju National Park

Birds observed in the Gyeongju National Park in April and July, 2007 were 1,508 individuals in 11 orders, 32 families, and 60 species. The most dominant species was Passer montanus (250 individuals) representing 16.58% of the total, followed by Paradoxornis webbianus (157 individuals) accounting for 10.41%, Hirundo rustica (91 individuals) with 9.35%, Egretta garzetta (92 individuals) with 6.10%, Pica pica (91 individuals) with 6.03%, and Streptopelia orientalis (78 individuals) with 5.17%. Spring research found that Namsan area showed the highest species diversity (H'), 3.05, and species richness (Da), 6.82. In summer research, Tohamsan area showed the highest species diversity, 2.97, and richness, 5.23. This study found five species that were legally protected.