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Bamford, A.J., Sam, T.S., Razafindrajao, F., Robson, H., Woolaver, L.G. and Rene de Roland, L.A. 2015. The status and ecology of the last wild population of Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata. Bird Conservation International: 1-14.
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Cranswick, P. 2010. Saving the Madagascar Pochard - the world's most threatened duck. WWT Conserv. Rep. 2008-2009: 34-35.
Cranswick, P. 2012. Return of the native. Waterlife: 16-21.
Cranswick, P. 2014. Sofia so good. Waterlife 187 (Jan/Mar): 26-30.
Edhem, M. 1993. Lake Alaotra - in search of the Madagascar Pochard. Wildfowl and Wetlands 109: 18-21.
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IUCN. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 07 December 2023).
Jarrett, N. 2010. Mission impossible. Waterlife: 39-42.
Kear, J. 2005. Ducks, geese and swans volume 2: species accounts (Cairina to Mergus). Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.
Langrand, O. 1990. Guide to the birds of Madagascar. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Morris, P.; Hawkins, F. 1998. Birds of Madagascar: a photographic guide. Pica Press, Robertsbridge, UK.
Pidgeon, M. 1996. Summary: an ecological survey of Lake Alaotra and selected wetlands of central and eastern Madagascar in analysing the demise of Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata. Working Group on Birds in the Madagascar Region Newsletter 6(2): 17-19.
Rene de Roland, L., Sam, T.S., Rakotondratsima, M. P. H., Thorstrom, R. 2007. Rediscovery of the Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata) in northern Madagascar. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 14: 171-174.
Segan, D.B.; Hole, D.G.; Donatti, C.I.; Zganjar, C.; Martin, S.; Butchart, S.H.M.; Watson, J.E.M. 2015. Considering the impact of climate change on human communities significantly alters the outcome of species and site-based vulnerability assessments. Diversity and Distributions 21(9): 1101-1111.
Woolaver, L.G., Young, H.G.Y., Cranswick, P.A., Razafindrajao, F., Bamford, A.J., Mallon, D., Rakotobe, D. and Rabesihanaka, S. 2015. Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Madagascar Pochard 2014-2024. Species Action Plan 2014-2024 For the conservation of the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.
Young, H. G. 2011. Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata. In: Safford, R; Hawkins, F. (ed.), The Birds of Africa. Volume VIII: The Malagasy Region, pp. 260-262. Christopher Helm, London.
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IUCN SSC Duck Specialist Group
IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata. Downloaded from
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