Contents of the atlas
Is Switzerland with its abundance of water a paradise for fish-eating birds?
Switzerland’s lakes and rivers provide suitable habitat for fish-eaters. Distribution and abun-dance of most larger species have shown a positive trend…
The Alps – a refuge for farmland birds?
While farmland birds came under pressure on the Central Plateau several decades ago, many species continued to maintain substantial populations in mountain…
Richer breeding bird community beyond our border
In neighbouring countries across the Swiss border, there are more bird species, higher densities and more Red List species per kilometre square than on…
How was the swiss breeding bird atlas book made?
A short video shows how the book was produced at the printing company Stämpfli AG and at the bindery Bubu AG.
The Swiss breeding bird atlas in a nutshell (Explainervideo)
In a nutshell - a short movie of the Swiss breeding bird atlas
The atlas project presented enormous challenges in terms of the organisation of fieldwork, the search for volunteers and the subsequent analysis of data. The approximately 200 species of breeding birds require different survey methods depending on their occurrence, abundance and biology. Methods for producing the maps are also varied.