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IUCN SSC Heron Specialist Group
CMS/AEWA International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Madagascar Pond-heron
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Species factsheet from HeronConservation - The IUCN-SSC Heron Specialist Group
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/malagasy-pond-heron-ardeola-idae on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.