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GBIF.org. 2022. GBIF Occurrence Download (18 August 2022): Melanoptila glabirostris. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.55gw6s.
Howell, S.N.G. and Webb, S. 1995. A guide to the Birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
IUCN. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 07 December 2023).
Miller, B.; Miller, C. 1991. The status of the Black Catbird Melanoptila glabirostris on Caye Caulker, Belize. Bird Conservation International 1: 283-292.
North American Bird Conservation Initiative. 2016. The State of North America's Birds. Species Assessment Summary and Watch List. http://www.stateofthebirds.org/2016/resources/species-assessments/.
Partners in Flight. 2022. Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2022. Available at: https://pif.birdconservancy.org/avian-conservation-assessment-database-scores/.
Phillips, A. R. 1986. The known birds of North and Middle America. Allan R. Phillips, Denver.
Ridgely, R.S.; Gwynne, J.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Roldán-Clarà, B.; LaPergola J.B.; Chapa-Vargas, L.; Calmé, S. 2013. Nest survival in the Neotropical Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris). J. Ornithol. 154: 491-499.
Roldán-Clarà, B.; LaPergola, J.; Correa-Sandoval, J. 2018. Características biológicas del dzibabán (Melanoptila glabrirostris) en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka’an, México. Huitzil 19(1): 100-108.
Stattersfield, A.J., Crosby, M.J., Long, A.J. and Wege, D.C. 1998. Endemic bird areas of the world: priorities for bird conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
van Perlo, B. 2006. A field guide to the birds of Mexico and Central America. Collins, London.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-catbird-melanoptila-glabrirostris on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.