Abstract
This paper studies the relationship between the land use characteristics and the bird inhabiting in the farming area through a yearly investigation in the western part of Kobe city. As a result, a lot of bird species were confirmed in the farming area and rural forest (Satoyama) area. It is concluded that suburban area was the valuable inhabiting space for various kinds of birds. In the farming area centered on the paddy field and the field, the avifauna in the secondary woods and the wild wood was abundant, especially the secondary woods provided the important environment for the birds. Some bird species were confirmed in the secondary woods which were not inhabited in the paddy field, upland field of culture in the open, rural settlement and woods. It is thought that the various land use existed mosaically is important for maintaining the birds' diversity in the farming area.
