Family: Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Authority: (Vigors, 1825)

Red List Category

Criteria: A4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
Secondary poisoning, trade and persecution are estimated to have caused very rapid population declines in South Africa (listed as EN in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland ;and Namibia; Simmons 2015; Taylor and Kemp 2015) and there are anecdotal reports that they have caused declines in other range countries. There is a high probability that such threats and subsequent declines will continue into the future, and as such this qualifies as Vulnerable. In addition, the species' life history strategy (long-lived, slow-breeding) puts the species under greater possible threat of declines. More accurate trend data may become available in the near future and so further reassessment may be required in the future.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 7,140,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial