Award-winning field research: Jens Hering's discoveries in the Tibesti Mountains
On 10 October 2026, the Gesellschaft für Tropenornithologie (GTO) presented Jens Hering with the Tropical Ornithology Prize. The award ceremony took place during the 45th Conference on Tropical Birds in Halle (Saale). The DOG warmly congratulates him! Robert Pfeifer, member of the jury, reports on the award-winning work and the prizewinner in his laudation.
- Laudation for Jens Hering by Robert Pfeifer
- Journal of Ornithology (2025) 166:863–868
- Hering et al. 2025 Prähistorische Vogelbrutstätten, Falke 72-7
Prizewinner Jens Hering (centre) with the President of the Gesellschaft für Tropenornithologie, Rüdiger Becker (left), and jury member Robert Pfeifer (right) at the award ceremony in the Zentralmagazin Naturwissenschaftlicher Sammlungen in Halle (Saale).
