The state of birdlife reflects our relationship with nature and our landscapes. The atlas presents the current distribution, abundance and altitudinal distribution of all breeding birds in Switzerland and Liechtenstein with unprecedented precision. Most importantly, it highlights the profound changes that have taken place in the Swiss avifauna over the past 20 to 60 years. This comprehensive reference book provides an important foundation for the protection and conservation of native birds and their habitats.
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© Marcel Burkhardt
Eurasian Hoopoe
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Marcel Burkhardt
More than 2000 volunteer field ornithologists contributed to the 2013–2016 Breeding Bird Atlas.
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Lukas Linder
From 2013 to 2016, breeding birds were surveyed in all habitats across Switzerland.
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Célestin Luisier
Birds were counted in 2318 square kilometres – the most important data underlying the atlas’s modelled distribution maps.
©
© Marcel Burkhardt
©
©
Marcel Burkhardt
©
©
Lukas Linder
©
©
Célestin Luisier
Eurasian Hoopoe
More than 2000 volunteer field ornithologists contributed to the 2013–2016 Breeding Bird Atlas.
From 2013 to 2016, breeding birds were surveyed in all habitats across Switzerland.
Birds were counted in 2318 square kilometres – the most important data underlying the atlas’s modelled distribution maps.
Domain
Research
Unit
State of the Avifauna
Topics
Population Development
Habitat
farmland, rocky terrain, wetlands, rivers & streams, semi-open farmland, alpine habitats, wasteland, settlements, forest, meadows and pastures
Project start
2011
Project completion
2018
Project status
completed
Project management
Project region
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Arno Schneider 
Bernard Volet 
Bertrand Posse 
Christian Rogenmoser 
Claudia Müller 
Jérôme Guélat 
Katarina Varga 
Marc Kéry 
Nicolas Strebel 
Samuel Wechsler 
Thomas Sattler 
Unit
State of the Avifauna
We analyse and assess the status and trends of bird populations in Switzerland.
