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Matheu, E., del Hoyo, J., Garcia, E.F.J. and Boesman, P. 2016. Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Nameer, P.O., Jayadevan, P., Tom, G., Sreekumar and Sashikumar, C. 2015. Long term Population Trends of Waterbirds in Kerala over three Decades. In: Gopi, G.V. and S.A. Hussain (eds), ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas in India: Waterbirds of India, pp. 44-69.
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Sundar, K. S. G. 2009. Flock Size, Density and Habitat Selection of Four Large Waterbirds Species in an Agricultural Landscape in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implications for Management. Waterbirds 29: 365-374.
Sundar, K.S.G. and Kittur, S. 2013. Can wetlands maintained for human use also help conserve biodiversity? Landscape-scale patterns of bird use of wetlands in an agricultural landscape in north India. Biological Conservation 168: 49-56.
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IUCN SSC Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-headed-ibis-threskiornis-melanocephalus on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.