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Lesobre, L.; Lacroix, F.; Caizergues, A.; Hingrat, Y.; Chalah, T.; Saint Jalme, M. 2010. Conservation genetics of Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata undulata): population structure and its implications for the reinforcement of wild populations. Conservation Genetics 11(4): 1489-1497.
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Sangster, G.; Hazevoet, C. J.; Van den Berg, A. B.; Roselaar, C. S.; Sluys, R. 1999. Dutch avifaunal list: species concepts, taxonomic instability, and taxonomic changes in 1977-1998. Ardea 87: 139-165.
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IUCN SSC Bustard Specialist Group
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Chlamydotis undulata. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.
