A Turning Point for African Hornbills: Why They Were Added to CITES Appendix II

A Turning Point for African Hornbills: Why They Were Added to CITES Appendix II

In December 2025, an important decision was taken at the international level to strengthen the protection of African forest hornbills. Two groups of African hornbills—large, forest-dwelling species long affected by habitat loss and trade—were added to Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This decision …

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Great Hornbill - Hornbill species of the world (update 2020)

Hornbill species of the world (update 2020)

Hornbills are medium- to large-sized, large-billed, long-tailed birds of tropical forests, savannas, and grasslands, comprising the family Bucerotidae. The 62 species of hornbills are distributed widely through the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Most hornbills live in forests, and nest in holes in trees, while the species of open habitats nest in cavities in hollow trees or in holes in cliffs. Not …

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