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Aikman, H.; Davis, A.; Miskelly, C.; O'Connor, S.; Taylor, G. 2001. Chatham Islands threatened birds: recovery and management plans. Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
Banks, J.C. and Paterson, A.M. 2007. A preliminary study of the genetic differences in New Zealand oystercatcher species. New Zealand J. Zool. 34: 141–144.
Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., ?ekercio?lu, 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.
Department of Conservation. 2001. Chatham Island Oystercatcher recovery plan 2001-2011. Department of Conservation, Wellington, NZ.
Dowding, J. E.; Murphy, E. C. 2001. The impact of predation by introduced mammals on endemic shorebirds in New Zealand: a conservation perspective. Biological Conservation 99: 47-64.
Heather, B. D. & Robertson, H. A. 1997. The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Heather, B. D.; Robertson, H. A. 2015. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand.
IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 08 December 2022).
Marchant, S. and Higgins, P.J. 1993. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds, 2: raptors to lapwings. Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
Moore, P. 2005. Chatham Island Oystercatcher population responds to conservation management. In: Anon. (ed.), Australasian Shorebird Conference, Nelson, New Zealand, 11-13 December 2005: Programme and Abstracts, pp. 10. OSNA, AWSG, NZWSG & DOC, Nelson, New Zealand.
Moore, P. 2007. Chatham Island Oystercatcher population responds to conservation management. Wader Study Group Bulletin: 8-9.
Moore, P. J. 2008. The recovering population of the Chatham Island Oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis). Notornis 55(1): 20-31.
Moore, P. J. 2009. Chatham Island oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis management techniques. Guidelines for protecting nests and increasing their productivity. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington, NZ.
Moore, P.J. 2014. Conservation assessment of the Chatham Island oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis. International Wader Studies 20: 23-32.
Moore, P.J., Dowding, J.E. 2017. Chatham Island oystercatcher in Miskelly, C.M. (ed.) New Zealand Birds Online. . Available at: https://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz.
Moore, P.J.; Davis, A.; Bellingham, M.; Reid, C. 2012. Dune restoration in northern Chatham Island: a trial to enhance nesting opportunities for Chatham Island oystercatchers (Haematopus chathamensis). DOC Research and Development Series. Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Moore, P.J.; Reid, C. 2009. Effectiveness of management on the breeding success of Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36: 431-446.
Robertson, H.A., Baird, K.A., Elliott, G.P., Rodney, A., Hitchmough, N.J., Makan, T.D., Miskelly, C.M., O'Donnell, C.F.J., Sagar, P.M., Scofield, R.P., Taylor, G.A., Michel, P. 2021. Conservation status of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021. Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
Schmechel, F. A.; O'Connor, S. 1999. Distribution and abundance of the Chatham Island Oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis. Notornis 46: 155-165.
Schmechel, F. A.; Paterson, A.M. 2005. Habitat selection and breeding ecology of the endangered Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis). New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
New Zealand Govt - Dept of Conservation - Recovery Plan
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chatham Islands Oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis. 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
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