Contents of the atlas
Continued decline of Red List species
Threatened species on the Red List are most frequently found in the Jura, the inner-Alpine valleys and the wetlands of the Central Plateau. Only very few…
Natural disasters give rise to biodiversity
Forest covers about a third of the area of Switzerland, and therefore plays an important role in species conservation. For the past century, forest area…
The rich birdlife of vineyards
Woodlark, Cirl Bunting, Eurasian Wryneck, Common Hoopoe and Common Linnet – despite intensive cultivation methods, vineyards provide habitat for these…
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.