Changes to the Checklist of the Birds of Muzaffarabad City, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

A study was conducted from June 2007 to May 2008 on monthly basis and the changes in bird diversity were determined after the earthquake in the Muzaffarabad city on 8 October 2005. A total of 93 species were recorded: two species were passagemigrants, 36 residents, 40 summer visitors and the remaining 15 species were winter visitors. About 36 species were new in the present study. Illegal hunting, unawareness and urbanization were main threats to the species and education at school level and enforcement of the legislation are the major conservation measures suggested in the study.