| Authors | Keller, V., Herrando, S., Voříšek, P., Franch, M., Kipson, M., Milanesi, P., Martí, D., Anton, M., Klvaňová, A., Kalyakin, M.V., Bauer, H.-G. & Foppen, R.P.B. (2020) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9788416728381 |
| Publisher | European Bird Census Council (EBCC) and Lynx Edicions |
| Pages | 967 |
| Size | 24 × 31cm |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Images | Illustrations and distribution maps |
| Year published | 2020 |
More than 20 years after the publication of the first European Breeding Bird Atlas, this book is the most up-to-date source of information on distribution, abundance and change of bird populations in Europe. A tremendous effort by the European Bird Census Council and its partner organisations from 48 countries have made it possible. In total, around 120,000 fieldworkers contributed data to the atlas, mainly from 2013 to 2017. As such this project constitutes one of the biggest citizen science projects on biodiversity ever.
This book presents information on all species reported to breed in the study period. A total of 556 species are treated with a full species account including maps, text and an illustration. Full species accounts include 50×50 km maps (usually showing abundance data), modelled distribution maps with a resolution of 10×10 km (for 224 breeding birds) and change maps (comparing current distribution with that obtained 30 years ago). All these data document the state of the European breeding avifauna using the most rigorous scientific approaches with the final aim to encourage the effective conservation of birds and their habitats.
Determining properly where birds are in this changing world is of paramount importance for their conservation, and doing that at a continental scale is something that can be only achieved under a strong willingness of international cooperation. To do that, the European Bird Census Council (EBCC) is organised as a network of expert ornithologists that boost bird atlas work across Europe.
The first European Breeding Bird Atlas (EBBA1) published by the EBCC in 1997 was a milestone in European ornithology. The project of the second European Breeding Bird Atlas (EBBA2) was carried out by the EBCC network of partner organisations from 48 countries. In total, around 120,000 fieldworkers contributed data to the atlas, the great majority of them on a voluntary basis. As such this project constitutes one of the biggest citizen science projects on biodiversity ever. Data collection and analysis followed a rigorous scientific protocol, led by a team of researchers from ornithological institutes with many years of experience in atlas work.
The huge fieldwork effort resulted in unprecedented geographical coverage for a biodiversity atlas in Europe, including all areas up to the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea that were not well covered for EBBA1. These data were mainly collected for the period lasting from 2013 to 2017.
The book presents information on all species reported to breed in the study period and some with more uncertain breeding status. A total of 556 species are treated with a full species account including maps, text and an illustration; information on 69 very rare or irregularly breeding species is presented in an Appendix. Full species accounts include distribution maps at a resolution of 50×50 km (usually showing abundance data), modelled distribution maps with a resolution of 10×10 km (for 224 breeding birds) and change maps documenting changes in distribution since the first atlas.
Original artwork illustrates all species with a full account. Illustrations were provided by 45 artists from 18 countries, with different styles and techniques, reflecting European diversity.
This book represents the most up-to-date source of information on bird distribution and change in Europe, and a great contribution to the global aim of understanding biodiversity to ensure its conservation.
EUROPEAN BIRD CENSUS COUNCIL
European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 (EBBA2) is a project of the European Bird Census Council (EBCC) and its network of partner organisations from all European countries. An Atlas Steering Committee supervised the project, which was coordinated by teams from three organisations with complementary experience in bird atlases, spatial modelling as well as the coordination of large international projects involving many partners.
Coordination: Verena Keller, Sergi Herrando, Petr Voříšek.
Atlas Steering Committee: Verena Keller (chair), Hans-Günther Bauer, Lluís Brotons, Mark A. Eaton, Ruud P.B. Foppen, Mikhail V. Kalyakin, Ian J. Burfield (until 2014), Iván Ramírez (from 2014), Aleksi Lehikoinen (from 2015), David G. Noble (until 2018), Dawn E. Balmer (from 2018).
PROJECT TEAMS
Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach: Verena Keller, Pietro Milanesi, Marc Kéry, Stephanie Morris, Patricia Dürring Kummer.
Catalan Ornithological Institute, Barcelona: Sergi Herrando, Martí Franch, David Martí, Marc Anton, Lluís Brotons, Dani Villero, Alejandra Morán-Ordoñez, Magda Pla.
Czech Society for Ornithology, Prague: Petr Voříšek, Marina Kipson, Martin Kupka, Jana Škorpilová, Alena Klvaňová.
BOOK AUTHORS
The team of authors of the book consisted of the main contributors from the project teams and the Atlas Steering Committee plus 348 authors of species texts and 46 artists providing illustrations for the species accounts.
