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Harrison, J.A.; Allan, D.G.; Underhill, L.G.; Herremans, M.; Tree, A.J.; Parker, V.; Brown, C.J. 1997. The Atlas of Southern African Birds. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.
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Ludynia, K., Jones, R., Kemper, J., Garthe, S. and Underhill, L.G. 2010. Foraging behaviour of bank cormorants in Namibia: implications for conservation. Endangered Species Research 12: 31-40.
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IUCN SSC Cormorant Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus. Downloaded from
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