Uccello dell’anno 2021: Civetta

The Little Owl, BirdLife Switzerland's 2021 Bird of the Year, has lived in close contact with humans for centuries. Due to excessive land development and, above all, the intensification of agriculture, its habitats have been drastically reduced in recent decades. The Little Owl had become rare. Thanks to the joint efforts of BirdLife Switzerland and numerous partners, primarily Ficedula in Italian-speaking Switzerland, its future appears perhaps brighter.