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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.
D'Urban Jackson, J., Zefania, S., Moehy, S., Bamford, A.J., Bruford, M.W., and Szekely, T., 2019. Ecology, conservation, and phylogenetic position of the Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha. Ostrich 90: 315-326.
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IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).
Kull, C.A. 2012. Air photo evidence of historical land cover change in the highlands: Wetlands and grasslands give way to crops and woodlots. Madagascar Conservation & Development 7: 144–152.
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.
Pruvot, Y.Z.M., de Rolan, L-A. R., Rakodondratsima, M., Razafindrakoto, Y., Razafindrajao, F., Rabarisoa, R., and Thorstrom, R. 2020. Breeding ecology and nestling growth of the Madagascar Pond Heron Ardeola idae in a monospecific colony at Sofia Lake, northern Madagascar. Ostrich: 1-13.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/madagascar-rail-rallus-madagascariensis on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.