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The Farmers of the Forest
Hornbills are essential seed dispersers that sustain forest ecosystems. A single hornbill can disperse up to 12,000 seeds per day per square kilometer, making them critical to forest regeneration, biodiversity, and carbon storage.
51 of the 62 global hornbill species are decreasing in population.
Habitat loss due to deforestation is the main driver of the decline in the hornbill population. Unlike many birds, hornbills cannot build their nests. They depend on natural tree cavities of an appropriate size for nesting. As trees are cut down, these natural cavities have become increasingly scarce. At the same time, poaching for illegal wildlife trade has further accelerated their decline.
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