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Kushlan, J. A.; Steinkamp, M. J.; Parsons, K. C.; Capp, J.; Cruz, M. A.; Coulter, M.; Davidson, I.; Dickson, L.; Edelson, N.; Ellio, R.; Erwin, M.; Hatch, S.; Kress, S.; Milko, R.; Miller, S.; Mills, K.;…authors continued in notes. 2002. Waterbird conservation for the Americas. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Publications Clearinghouse, Shepherdstown, U.S.A.
Rankin, C. 2016. Colony dynamics of Elegant Terns (Thalasseus elegans) in the Southern California Bight in relation to prey availability, oceanographic conditions, and predator disturbance. California State University.
Samaniego-Herrera, A., Aguirre-Muñoz, A., Rodríguez-Malagón, M., González-Gómez, R., Torres-García, F., Méndez-Sánchez, F.; Latofski-Robles, M. 2011. Rodent eradications on Mexican islands: advances and challenges. . Island invasives: Eradication and management. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland: 350-355.
Velarde, E., Ezcurra, E., Horn, M. H., and Patton, R. T. 2015. Warm oceanographic anomalies and fishing pressure drive seabird nesting north. Science advances 1(5).
Velarde, E.; Anderson, D.W. 1994. Conservation and management of seabird islands in the Gulf of California: setbacks and successes. In: Nettleship, D.N.; Burger, J.; Gochfeld, M. (ed.), Seabirds on islands: Threats, case studies and action plans, pp. 229-243. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/elegant-tern-thalasseus-elegans 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.