Abstract: This paper adopts the classification system stipulated by J. Mackinnon′s A Field Guide to the Birds of China. Carries out assessment of the species category and the residence pattern of birds in wetland in Hubei province. From the review of literature and the examination of material in our collection，it shows that there are 373 species（13 orders，62 families，198 genus）of birds in wetland of Hubei. Among the 373 wetland birds，99 species（26. 5%）are resident birds；60 species（16. 1%）are migrant birds；105 species（28. 2%）are winter resident birds；57 species（15. 3%）are summer breeders；52 species（13. 9%） are traveler and straggler birds. Among the 373 species，69 species（18. 5%）are swimming birds；92 species（24. 7%）are wading birds；51 species（13. 7%）are raptorial birds；161 species（43. 1%）are beside water birds. Among the 373 species of wetland birds，86 species（23. 1%）belong to the species entirely or mainly distributed in the Oriental region，23 species（6. 2%）belong to the species entirely or mainly distributed in the Palaearctic region，and 264 species（70. 7%） to those distributed in both Oriental and Palaearctic region. The migrant birds or winter resident birds mostly distribute in both region，the proportion reaches 88. 5%；among resident birds or summer breeders，the Oriental region species are 50. 6%，and the Palaearctic region species are 3. 2%.

Key words: Hubei, wetland birds, seasonal, ecological type, distribution