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Ali, S. and Ripley, S. D. (1987) Compact Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Second Edition). Oxford University Press, Delhi.

Balachandran, S. and Alagahrajan, R. (1995) An ecological survey of the wetlands of Pondicherry with special reference to Ousteri lake. Institute of Restoration of Natural Environment, Nagercoil. Pp. 40.

Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C. and Inskipp, T. (1998) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Christopher Helm Ltd., London, U.K.

Jhunjhunwala, S. (1998) The ornithological importance of Ousteri lake and Bahour lake: A study of the habitat preferences of their waterfowl and waders. M.Sc. Dissertation. Salim Ali School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University.

Wetlands International (2002) Waterbirds Population Estimates: Third Edition. Wetlands International Global Series No. 12. Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ousteri Lake (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ousteri-lake-iba-india on 22/11/2024.