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Armstrong, A. J.; van Hensbergen, H. J. 1999. Identification of priority regions for animal conservation in afforestable montane grasslands of the northern Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Biological Conservation 87(1): 93-103.
Hockey, P.A.R., Dean, W.R.J. and Ryan, P.G. 2005. Roberts birds of southern Africa. Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa.
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van Wilgen, N. J.; Goodall, V.; Holness, S.; Chown, S. L.; McGeoch, M. A. 2016. Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in South Africa's national parks. International Journal of Climatology 36: 706-721.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus. 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 23/12/2024.