Authors: Roberto Lardelli and Chiara Scandolara This issue of the journal is entirely devoted to the new list of birds in the Canton of Ticino, which includes 330 native species and 41 species that have escaped from captivity.
Ficedula helped develop the “Cantonal Strategy for the Study and Protection of Birds,” an official document of the Canton of Ticino outlining the principles for research and conservation of the canton’s birdlife.
Authors: Chiara Scandolara and Eric Vimercati This issue of our magazine is entirely dedicated to the nightjar and the conservation project being carried out in Ticino to protect this mysterious species. In collaboration with BirdLife Switzerland. Ficedula members who are…
Authors: Patrick Scimè and Chiara Scandolara In collaboration with Roberto Lardelli This issue of our magazine is entirely dedicated to the bearded vulture. We’ve been waiting for this moment for many years: finally, the bearded vulture has returned to nest…
Author: Patrick Heitz In collaboration with Roberto Lardelli, Chiara Scandolara, and Pietro Teichert The Balestruccio—the city’s “swallow.” This 72-page full-color magazine provides a comprehensive look at the Balestruccio, with a large section dedicated to its ecology and life. The booklet…
This 40-page full-color magazine features stunning photographs of the first known nesting records in Ticino of the Coral-colored Kestrel, the Red Kite, and the Cattle Egret. For the latter species, this marks the first known nesting record in Switzerland. Ficedula…
Discovering Birds and Lake Verbano 256 full-color pages—the first cross-border book to explore the geography, geological history, and ecology of the Verbano region. Lake Maggiore as a natural corridor between the plains and the Alps, between Africa and Europe, and…
Author: Chiara Scandolara The History of Our Association and a Look Toward the Future Published in 2021, this 66-page journal, * *, documents—from its very founding—a collaborative effort that traces Ficedula’s contributions to the study and conservation of birds in…
Exploring Migration Through Ticino Every year, more than two billion birds migrate between Europe and Africa. On their journeys across continents—flying over seas, deserts, and mountains—they stop in areas particularly rich in food to refuel and regain their strength so…
Author: Chiara Scandolara A 42-page magazine dedicated to the species that symbolizes migration and spring: the swallow. The magazine is a popular science summary of the author’s doctoral dissertation; she has studied—and continues to study—the swallows of Ticino. In particular,…