Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening
Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening (SOF) |
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purpose | Use and project work in bird and nature conservation |
Chair: | Lars Lindel |
Establishment date: | 1945 |
Number of members: | 11,000 |
Seat : | Stockholm |
Website: | www.sofnet.org |
Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening (SOF, Swedish Ornithological Society ) is a Swedish association for bird protection and avifaunistic research. SOF has regional groups across Sweden; the SOF members operate numerous ringing stations. Fältbiologerna , the youth organization of Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen , often works with the SOF on ornithological issues.
The headquarters are in Stockholm. The SOF is the Swedish partner of BirdLife International .
The well-known author of bird identification guides, Lars Svensson , is a member of the SOF's Taxonomic Commission.