Swedish Ornithological Society

Updated on Sep 22, 2024

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Swedish Ornithological Society (Sveriges ornitologiska förening, SOF) is a Swedish ornithological society founded in 1945 and a BirdLife partner. It currently has 11,000 members, 24 regional branches, and a staff of 24.

The main three goals of the organization are:

bird conservation;

to carry out investigation and documentation;

to promote interest in birds and birdwatching.

SOF develop an electronic, internet-based bird reporting system called Artportalen, used by thousands of Swedish bird watchers to report sightings.

The organization also publishes three magazines: Vår Fågelvärld, Ornis Svecica and Fågelvännen.

References

Swedish Ornithological Society Wikipedia

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