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Barnes, K. N. 2000. The Eskom Red Data Book of birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.

del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., and Sargatal, J. 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

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.

Hofmeyr, S. 2012. Impacts of environmental change on large terrestrial bird species in South Africa: insights from citizen science data. PhD thesis. University of Cape Town.

Lee, A.; Barnard, P.; Altwegg, R. 2017. Estimating conservation metrics from atlas data: the case of southern African endemic birds. Bird Conservation International early view: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270916000307.

Shaw, J. M.; Jenkins, A. R.; Allan, D. G.; Ryan, P. G. 2016. Population size and trends of Ludwig’s Bustard Neotis ludwigii and other large terrestrial birds in the Karoo, South Africa. Bird Conservation International 26(1): 69-86.

Taylor. M. R.; Peacock, F.; Wanless, R. M. 2015. The 2015 Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.

IUCN SSC Bustard Specialist Group

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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-bustard-eupodotis-caerulescens on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.