The “Friends of Songbirds” are an informal consortium of concerned organisations advocating for effective use of CITES for improved international protection of songbird species which are threatened by trade.
The members include:
- EAZA Silent Forest Group
- Sustainable Innovation Initiatives
- Neotropical Songbirds Collaborative Group
- IUCN SSC Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group
- BirdLife International
- TRAFFIC
- WWF
- Monitor
- Center for Biological Diversity
- European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
- Association of Zoos and Aquaria
- World Assocation of Zoos and Aquaria
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Copenhagen Zoo
- Mandai Nature
- Lincoln Park Zoo