The surveys on the bird resources were carried out with the methods of sample point and line transect from 2005 to 2006 in four habitats in Xilinhe Wetland,Inner Mongolia,China.Total of 97 bird species belonging to 12 orders,33 families were recorded.Among them,11 species(11.34%)are residents,68(70.10%)species are summer visitors,15 species(15.46%)are migrants,and 3 species(3.09%)are winter visitors,respectively.In addition,3 species are rank Ⅰnationally protected birds,12 species are rank Ⅱ nationally protected birds.Seventy nine species are breeders,which forms the major party of the bird community in the study area,of 68 of them belongs to boreal taxa,which account for 86.08% of all breeders.It obviously reflects the feature of Palearctic realm of the bird community in the study area.