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Henderson Island Crake Zapornia atra



References

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.

Bond, A.L., Brooke, M.D.L., Cuthbert, R.J., Lavers, J.L., McClelland, G.T.W., Churchyard, T., Donaldson, A., Duffield, N., Forrest, A., Harrison, G., Mackinnon, L., Proud, T., Skinner, A., Torr, N., Vickery, J.A. Oppel, S. 2019a. Population status of four endemic land bird species after an unsuccessful rodent eradication on Henderson Island. Bird Conservation International 29: 124-135.

Bond, A.L., Cuthbert, R.J., McClelland, G.T.W., Churchyard, T., Duffield ND, Havery S., Kelly, J., Lavers, J.L., Proud, T., Torr, N., Vickery, J.A., Oppel, S. 2019b. Recovery of introduced Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) following a failed eradication attempt on subtropical Henderson Island, south Pacific Ocean. In: Veitch, C.R., Clout, M.N., Martin, A.R., Russell, J.C., West, C.J. (ed.), Island Invasives: Scaling up to Meet the Challenge, pp. 167-174. IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Gland, Switzerland.

Churchyard, T.; Proud, T.; Brooke, M.de.L.; O'Keefe, S.; Warren, P.; Rodden, M. 2013. Henderson Island Trip Report 2013. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, UK.

del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Graves, G. R. 1992. The endemic land birds of Henderson Island, southeastern Polynesia: notes on natural history and conservation. Wilson Bulletin 104: 32-43.

IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 21 July 2022).

Jones, P.; Schubel, S.; Jolly, J.; Brooke, M. de L.; Vickery, J. 1995. Behaviour, natural history, and annual cycle of the Henderson Island Rail Porzana atra (Aves: Rallidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56: 167-183.

Oppel, S., Bond, A.L., Brooke, M., de L., Harrison, G., Vickery, J.A., Cuthbert, R.J. 2016. Temporary captive population and rapid population recovery of an endemic flightless rail after a rodent eradication operation using aerially distributed poison bait. Biological Conservation 204B: 442-448.

Oppel, S., Lavers, J.L., Bond, A.L., Harrison, G. 2016. Reducing the primary exposure risk of Henderson crakes (Zapornia atra) during aerial broadcast eradication by selecting appropriate bait colour. Wildlife Research (in press).

Waldren, S.; Florence, J.; Chepstow-Lusty, A. J. 1995. Rare and endemic vascular plants of the Pitcairn Islands, south-central Pacific Ocean: a conservation appraisal. Biological Conservation 74: 83-98.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Henderson Island Crake Zapornia atra. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/henderson-island-crake-zapornia-atra on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.