Abstract: bird species under 30 families and 11 orders(4 suborders)were found inthe area around the Nianzhu Forest Farm from March 1992 to DeC.1993.Most of them,92 species,74% of all species)belong to Passeriformes, in which 45 species of Muscicapidae,49% of those of Passeriformes are included. The avifauna is mainly composed of Oriental element. Among the 91 breeding species,there are 72 Oriental elements accounting for 79% of the total breeding species.The summer visitors stay here for 193 days(April 17～Oct.27),the winter visitors for 250 days(Aug. 27～May 4). The travellers passed by in spring or autumn,so the number ofbird species present is more abundant at this time than those in the other two seasons.