SwissNature.org - Protected species in Switzerland (Plants and Animals)
The following species (plants and animals) listed on SwissNature.org are protected year-round in Switzerland:
| Name | Source | ||
| Acanthis flammea | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Aegithalos caudatus | 2 | Photos | |
| Aegolius funereus | 2 | Photos | |
| Aix galericulata | 2 | Photos | |
| Alcedo atthis | 2 | Photos | |
| Alectoris graeca | 2 | Photos | |
| Androsace alpina | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Androsace chamaejasme | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Androsace helvetica | 1 | Photos | |
| Androsace obtusifolia | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Androsace puberula | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Androsace vitaliana | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Anguis fragilis | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Anthus spinoletta | 2 | Photos | |
| Aquila chrysaetos | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Ardea cinerea | 2 | Photos | |
| Artemisia genipi | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Artemisia umbelliformis | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Buteo buteo | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Calliptamus italicus | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Capra ibex | 2 | Photos | |
| Carduelis carduelis | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Cephalanthera damasonium | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Cephalanthera longifolia | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Cephalanthera rubra | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Certhia familiaris | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Chloris chloris | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Ciconia ciconia | 2 | Photos | |
| Cinclus cinclus | 2 | Photos | |
| Circus aeruginosus | 2 | Photos | |
| Coccothraustes coccothraustes | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Coeloglossum viride | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Coronella austriaca | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Corvus corax | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Cyanistes caeruleus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Cygnus olor | 2 | Photos | |
| Cypripedium calceolus | 1 | Photos | |
| Dactylorhiza lapponica | 1 | Photos | |
| Dactylorhiza maculata | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Dactylorhiza majalis | 1 | Photos | |
| Dactylorhiza sambucina | 1 | Photos | |
| Dendrocopos major | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Dianthus superbus | 1 | Photos | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Dryocopus martius | 2 | Photos | |
| Emberiza cia | 2 | Photos | |
| Emberiza citrinella | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Epipactis atrorubens | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Erithacus rubecula | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Eritrichium nanum | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Eudromias morinellus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Falco tinnunculus | 2 | Photos | |
| Ficedula hypoleuca | 2 | Photos | |
| Formica lugubris | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Formica polyctena | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Formica rufa | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Fringilla coelebs | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Gymnadenia conopsea | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Gypaetus barbatus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Hirundo rustica | 2 | Photos | |
| Iris pseudacorus | 1 | Photos | |
| Lacerta agilis | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Lacerta bilineata | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Larus ridibundus | 2 | Photos | |
| Libelloides coccajus | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Lilium martagon | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Limodorum abortivum | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Listera ovata | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Loxia curvirostra | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Mergus merganser | 2 | Photos | |
| Milvus migrans | 2 | Photos | |
| Milvus milvus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Montifringilla nivalis | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Motacilla alba | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Motacilla cinerea | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Mustela erminea | 2 | Photos | |
| Neottia nidus-avis | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Netta rufina | 2 | Photos | |
| Nigritella rhellicani | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Nigritella rubra | 1 | Photos | |
| Nucifraga caryocatactes | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Oedipoda caerulescens | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Oenanthe oenanthe | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Ophrys insectifera | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Orchis mascula | 1 | Photos | |
| Orchis militaris | 1 | Photos | |
| Orchis ustulata | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Paradisea liliastrum | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Parnassius apollo | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Parnassius mnemosyne | 1 | Photos | |
| Parus major | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Passer domesticus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Passer montanus | 2 | Photos | |
| Periparus ater | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Phoenicurus ochruros | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus | 2 | Photos | |
| Phylloscopus bonelli | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Phylloscopus collybita | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Platanthera bifolia | 1 | Photos | |
| Platanthera chlorantha | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Podarcis muralis | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Poecile palustris | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Proserpinus proserpina | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Prunella collaris | 2 | Photos | |
| Pseudorchis albida | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Psophus stridulus | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Ptyonoprogne rupestris | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Pyrrhocorax graculus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Rana temporaria | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Regulus regulus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Salamandra atra | 1 | Photos | |
| Saxicola rubetra | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Sciurus vulgaris | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Sempervivum wulfenii | 1 | Photos | |
| Serinus serinus | 2 | Photos | |
| Silene coronaria | 1 | Photos | |
| Sitta europaea | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Sturnus vulgaris | 2 | Photos | |
| Sylvia atricapilla | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Sylvia borin | 2 | Photos | |
| Traunsteinera globosa | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Troglodytes troglodytes | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Turdus merula | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Turdus philomelos | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Turdus pilaris | 2 | Photos | |
| Turdus torquatus | 2 | Photos | |
| Turdus viscivorus | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Upupa epops | 2 | Photos | Evidences |
| Vanellus vanellus | 2 | Photos | |
| Vipera aspis | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
| Zootoca vivipara | 1 | Photos | Evidences |
Number: 132 Species
Source:
1) Federal Act on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA)
2) Federal Act on Hunting and the Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds
1) Federal Act on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA)
2) Federal Act on Hunting and the Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds
The situation regarding plants and animals that are protected year-round in Switzerland is unclear. For this reason, we are not certain whether we have accounted for all plants and animals that are protected year-round in Switzerland.