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BirdID National

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Programme description

At BirdID you can learn how to identify birds by online studies on our website and/or by joining us in the field. Flexible online studies in bird identification can be a useful tool to learn efficiently, and to formally document your skills. You can take the exams online alone, or combine it with our field courses. We have educated people from all over Europe in bird identification for more than ten years. Increased competence within the field of ornithology is becoming more important as the pressure on nature increases. It is our mission to strengthen the general interest in birds, and that you learn how to recognize different species in the field, and participate for example in bird census work.

Career opportunities

The competence that is documented through this study program will be useful for anyone who wants to work with bird knowledge for various purposes, in management, science, teaching and more.

The subjects may be included as part of teacher education or in a bachelor's degree. The courses may be approved in a relevant master's degree. There are individual regulations at the respective universities which at any given time determine the implementation of the course into a degree.

The subjects BID1005 and BID1006 provide the basis for proceeding with the subjects BID2001 Birds' appearance in the Western Palearctic, and BID2002 Birds' sounds in the West Palearctic.

Higher education entrance qualification.

English language proficiency

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Additional for international programmes: The admission requirements are absolute. Contact the study advisor for information about credit transfer.

BID2001 Western Palearctic birds appearance 15 ECT.

BID2002 Western Palearctic birds sounds 15 ECT.

KNOWLEDGE

The student has knowledge about:

Characteristics of the appearance of different taxonomic groups of birds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
Characteristics of birds species appearance, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
Characteristics of the sounds of different taxonomic groups of birds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
Characteristics of birds species sounds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
Habitat selection and behavior in birds that are important for species identification
The most common bird species in the Western Palearctic region

SKILLS

The student can:

Determine the species of the most common birds in the field based on appearance and behaviour, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
Determine the species of the most common birds on the basis of song, and for some species also on the basis of contact sounds, warning sounds, alarm sounds or other types of sounds
Use habitat and geographical area as aids to assess the probability of whether the presumed species is correct

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student