Abstract: Infrared camera trapping technology is extensively used for monitoring wildlife resources and animal behavioral patterns. As the single provincial nature reserve in Changsha and a national forest park, Dawei Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve in Liuyang, Hunan Province is rich in biodiversity resources, being an important base for scientific research and practice teaching. From March 2017 to December 2018, we employed the kilometer grid method to establish three 20 km² plots to monitor large and mediumsized mammals and understory birds with 60 infrared cameras in each plot in Liuyang Daweishan Provincial Nature Reserve and adjacent Zhangfang Town, Liuyang, Hunan Province. We obtained 10132 independent photos of birds and animals over 33375 camera working days. There were 5269 independent photos of birds and 4863 independent photos of mammals. There were 54 species in 23 families and 7 orders of birds, as well as 15 species in 10 families and 4 orders of mammals. Among them, Syrmaticus ellioti is listed as Class I National Protected Wildlife in China, and 10 species including Lophura nycthemera, Chrysolophus pictus, Prionailurus bengalensis, and Prionodon pardicolor are listed as Class II National Protected Wildlife in China. Prionodon pardicolor was recorded for the first time in the Luoxiao Mountains. The top three mammal species in the relative abundance index were Muntiacus reevesi, Sus scrofa, and Arctonyx collaris. The top three bird species in the relative abundance index were Lophura nycthemera, Leiothrix lutea, and Bambusicola thoracicus. Our work provides preliminary information on the status of mammal and bird resources in the Dawei Mountain, providing a reliable basis for research and management of the reserve.

Key words: infrared camera trapping, birds, mammals, Prionodon pardicolor, biodiversity monitoring