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Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV). 2020. Black Rail. Available at: https://acjv.org/black-rail/. (Accessed: 22/01/2020).
Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
Brophy, L. S.; Greene, C. M.; Hare, V. C.; Holycross, B.; Lanier, A.; Heady, W. N.; O'Connor, K.; Imaki, H.; Haddad, T.; Dana, R. 2019. Insights into estuary habitat loss in the western United States using a new method for mapping maximum extent of tidal wetlands. PloS one 14(8).
Conway. 2011. Standardized North American marsh bird monitoring protocol. Waterbirds 34: 319-346.
Eddleman, W. R.; Flores, R. E.; Legare, M. L. 1994. Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 123, pp. 1-20. The Academy of Natural Sciences, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
Eisermann, K.; Avendaño, C. 2018. An update on the inventory, distribution and residency status of bird species in Guatemala. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 138(3): 148-229.
IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).
Lees, A. C.; Thompson, I.; Gomes de Moura, N. 2014. Salgado Paraense: and inventory of a forgotten coastal Amazonian avifauna. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciencias Naturais 9(1): 135-168.
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCRMSCP). 2004. Lower Colorado river multi-species conservation program volume II: habitat conservation plan. Final J&S 00454.00. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, California.
Nadeau, C. P.; Conway, C. J. 2015. Optimizing water depth for wetland-dependent wildlife could increase wetland restoration success, water efficiency, and water security. Restoration Ecology 23: 292-300.
Roach, N. S..; Barrett, K. 2015. Managed Habitats Increase Occupancy of Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis) and May Buffer Impacts from Sea Level Rise. Wetlands 35.6: 1065-1076.
Taylor, B. and van Perlo, B. 1998. Rails: a guide to the rails, crakes, gallinules and coots of the world. Pica Press, Robertsbridge, UK.
USFWS. 2018. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Petition Finding and Threatened Species Status for Eastern Black Rail With a Section 4(d) RI;e. Federal Register.
USFWS. 2018. Species status assessment report for the eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis), Version 1.2. June 2018. Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
USFWS. 2019. Eastern black rail Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis. Available at: https://www.fws.gov/southeast/wildlife/birds/eastern-black-rail/. (Accessed: 29/04/2019).
Watts, B. D. 2016. Status and distribution of the eastern black rails along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America. The Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series. CCBTR-16-09. College of William and Mary/Virginia Commonwealth University, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
Wetlands International. 2020. Waterbird Population Estimates. Available at: https://wpe.wetlands.org.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis. Downloaded from
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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.