Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology
Bird ringing in Austria started in the early 20th century and was coordinated by the Radolfzell Bird Ringing Centre (Germany) until 2015, when Austria started a ringing centre of its own, the Austrian Ornithological Centre (AOC). In the same year, the AOC became member of EURING. It is based at the Konrad-Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. The first bird ringed with an official Austrian ring was a blackcap captured in Vienna on April 1st, 2016. Since then, approximately 140,000 birds have been ringed (as of June 2022).
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